Hostage Release In Gaza Could End War

Spokesperson for the Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs Majed Al-Ansari. (Twitter/@majedalasansari)

JAKARTA - The release of hostages in the Gaza Strip could be the end of the war, Qatar officials said, but said it was too early to assess whether Hamas and Israel negotiations were successful.

Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al-Ansari said, "if Hamas gives up the hostages, it means the end of the war," he commented to reporters in Doha.

Majed Al-Ansari further said Israel should have stopped operations in Gaza, in line with United States President Donald Trump's peace plan.

"We are waiting for the outcome of negotiations in the coming days regarding the ceasefire. This question must be addressed first to the Israeli occupation government. The ceasefire should be correct if the statements made by the prime minister there regarding compliance with Trump's plans are correct," he explained.

He explained that there are many details that must be resolved regarding the 20 points plan of US President Donald Trump for the Gaza Strip, in the midst of negotiations in Egypt, and it is too early to be pessimistic or optimistic, or even discuss alternatives to President Trump's proposal.

He added that it was also too early to discuss the future of the Hamas political office in Qatar.

It is known that today has even two years of the latest conflict in Gaza broke out, as the Hamas-led Palestinian militant group attacked Israel's southern region, killing about 1,200 people and causing another 251 to be held hostage according to Israeli calculations.

Israel responded to this by carrying out airstrikes, blockades, and military operations to the Gaza Strip region. Medical sources in Gaza confirmed that until yesterday the death toll of Palestine from Israeli aggression and genocide since October 7, 2023, had reached 67,160 people, while injured victims reached 169,679 people, quoted from WAFA.

Efforts to end the war and humanitarian disasters in Gaza continue. Most recently, President Trump launched a peace proposal last week. Yesterday, Hamas, Israel, as well as US, Qatar and Egypt mediators continued indirect peace negotiations in Egypt and continued today.