Qatar’s prime minister has said his country is calling for an “immediate, comprehensive and impartial international investigation” into what he called Israeli crimes in Gaza.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani also told media on Sunday that Qatar would continue its efforts towards facilitating another truce and reaching a permanent ceasefire in the besieged enclave.
A week-long Israel-Hamas truce – brokered by Qatar with the support of Egypt and the United States – led to the release of 80 Israeli captives in exchange for 240 Palestinian prisoners.
The truce ended on Friday, with both sides trading accusations of violating the conditions of the deal.
The prospect of a further truce in Gaza appeared bleak on Saturday after Israel pulled its Mossad negotiators from Qatar, while Hamas’s deputy leader told media it will not hold further talks on the swap of Israeli captives for imprisoned Palestinians.
Since Friday, Israel has intensified its attacks on Gaza, with a government media official telling media that 700 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks during the last 24 hours.
According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 15,523 Palestinians have died in the enclave since the war began on October 7 – more than 70 percent of them women and children.
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