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Qatar says Hamas delivered ‘positive response’ on hostage deal framework
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani speaks at a press conference in Doha with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on February 6, 2024. (Screen capture/YouTube)
Qatar has received a “positive response” from Hamas to the framework for a hostage deal with Israel, Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani announces.
“We have received a reply from Hamas to the general framework of the [hostage] agreement,” Thani says. “The reply includes some comments, but in general it is positive.”
Speaking at a press conference alongside visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the Qatari premier says Hamas’s response has been delivered to Israel.
He declines to elaborate further but says Qatar is “optimistic.”
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