Qatar is engaging with Israel, Hamas over 'framework for talks' - Doha News

The indirect negotiations in Doha started on Sunday after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent a delegation to the Gulf state.

Qatar is currently engaging with Hamas and Israel over the “framework for the talks” over a Gaza ceasefire deal, the Gulf state’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Majed Al-Ansari, said on Tuesday.

“What is happening right now is that both delegations are in Doha. We are speaking with them separately on the framework for the talks. So talks have not begun, as of yet, but we are talking to both sides over that framework,” Al-Ansari told a weekly press briefing.

Dr. @majedalansari, Advisor to the Prime Minister and Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, during the weekly media briefing: Israeli and Hamas delegations are in Doha. Mediator teams from Qatar and Egypt are holding separate talks with both sides to bridge gaps on… pic.twitter.com/lC4k4L11cX
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Qatar (@MofaQatar_EN) July 8, 2025

Al-Ansari noted that the process to reach a deal requires time and a clear timeline for achieving results cannot be provided.

“I don’t think that I can give any timeline at the moment, but I can say right now that we will need time for this,” he said.

The indirect negotiations in Doha started on Sunday after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent a delegation to the Gulf state. The proposal currently on the table aims to reach a 60-day ceasefire in the Gaza Strip that would also result in the release of captives from Hamas.

Mediators—Qatar, Egypt and the United States—are currently trying to bridge the gaps between Hamas and Israel in order to reach a deal.

Witkoff due to join Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar this week

The White House also announced on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, will travel to Qatar this week to participate in the talks.

The indirect talks between Hamas and Israel have stalled since Israel resumed its genocidal war on the Gaza Strip on March 18, breaking the ceasefire the mediators had reached in January.

Netanyahu travelled to Washington on Monday to meet U.S. President Donald Trump, where discussions are focused on the developments in the negotiations.

Since October 7, 2023, Israel has killed more than 61,700 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, although the figure is an estimate given that thousands are still trapped under the rubble.