In an unique interview with Al Jazeera Sheikh Mohammed shares particulars on Gaza truce negotiations and Syria talks.
Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has referred to as for the primary section of the Gaza ceasefire settlement to be totally carried out and mentioned hopes the following section might be last.
In an unique interview with Al Jazeera on Friday, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani mentioned he now expects “the [UN] Safety Council to situation a binding decision to implement the [ceasefire] settlement.
On Wednesday, Qatar, Egypt and the USA introduced that Hamas and Israel have reached a multiphased deal to halt the conflict in Gaza and alternate Israeli captives held within the Strip for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
The mediators mentioned the ceasefire in Gaza will go into impact on Sunday. The primary section of the settlement is unfold over seven weeks and can see a surge in humanitarian assist, gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces, and the discharge of Israeli captives in alternate for Palestinian prisoners. The second section is anticipated to start in March, offered the primary section runs easily in keeping with Israel.
The Israeli cupboard is anticipated to ratify the ceasefire deal afterward Friday.
Reporting from Amman, Jordan, Al Jazeera’s Stefanie Dekker mentioned that the Israeli authorities is holding a gathering to debate the difficulty.
“This assembly was anticipated to happen on Saturday, however stress from mediators has made them begin as we speak,” she mentioned.
Sheikh Mohammed famous that Qatar and Egypt performed an essential function as mediators within the truce talks. He mentioned the joint work of the outgoing Biden administration and members of incoming President-elect Donald Trump’s group have been decisive in reaching the ceasefire settlement in Gaza.
He burdened nonetheless that Qatar’s place is just a mediator and mentioned “the administration of Gaza after the conflict is a Palestinian matter.”
Sheikh Mohammed additionally highlighted the significance of mobilising worldwide assist for Gaza and establishing mechanisms to assist affected households.
“A humanitarian protocol has been reached concerning the mechanism for delivering assist to forestall blackmail,” he mentioned.
Sanctions ‘not logical’
Apart from negotiating a ceasefire deal in Gaza, Qatar can also be targeted on bolstering relations with Syria’s new de facto administration led by Ahmed al-Sharaa, whose Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group led the opposition offensive that toppled Syria’s longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad final month.
Sheikh Mohammed met al-Sharaa in Damascus on Thursday and referred to as for sanctions imposed on Syria to be lifted.
“We’ve got been making efforts to elevate the sanctions from the primary day of the [Assad] regime’s fall, and we don’t need Syria to break down,” Sheikh Mohammed mentioned.
“The sanctions have been imposed on the Assad regime and are usually not logical now. The brand new administration isn’t anticipated to deal with worldwide considerations and work for its individuals underneath sanctions concurrently,” he added.
The US and European Union each imposed sanctions on al-Assad and his authorities for allegedly committing crimes throughout the conflict, which started after safety forces cracked down on pro-democracy protesters in 2011. Washington and Brussels haven’t but decided on lifting these sanctions however have begun signalling their curiosity in cooperating with the brand new Syrian administration.
Sheikh Mohammed additionally criticised Israeli strikes to occupy the territory close to the Golan Heights in southern Syria.
“We reject Israel’s reckless act of incursion within the buffer zone in Syria. We talked with Ahmad al-Sharaa and affirmed the need of Israeli
withdrawal and that the incursion mustn’t create a brand new actuality,” he mentioned.
Israel deployed army models final month to the buffer zone, which lies alongside the Golan Heights and separates Syria and Israel, after al-Assad was toppled. The realm has been an formally designated demilitarised zone as a part of a 1974 UN-brokered ceasefire.