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They agreed that no actor in the region “should take actions that would undermine efforts to reach a deal.”
“Having a proposal that’s unified between the three mediators can be quite powerful,” said a senior Biden administration official.
The Gulf state’s prime minister, who has been leading ceasefire and hostage release talks, said the killing hinders mediation.
Ambassador Timmy Davis did not mention the indirect talks between Israel and Hamas, which Doha and Cairo have been mediating.
“His years of selling his office to the highest bidder have finally come to an end,” stated U.S. attorney Damian Williams.
Israeli diplomatic sources estimate that negotiations were not scuttled by the attack based on the reactions from Hamas officials.
The mediators will look to build on talks held in Cairo earlier in the week.
It also points to the Gulf state’s media outlets, which “periodically” carry antisemitic content.
Internal communications signed by senior Hamas figures in Gaza urge the organization’s political leadership in Qatar to accept the U.S. proposal.
“There are still gaps between the sides,” the Prime Minister’s Office said.
The Israeli negotiating team has received Hamas’s proposed changes to the hostages-for-ceasefire framework outlined by U.S. President Joe Biden.
The meeting focused on “controversial issues” in the outline presented by U.S. President Joe Biden late last month, including the number of hostages that would be released during the first phase.
