Qatar says some issues in Trump’s Gaza plan ‘require clarification, negotiation’

ISTANBUL

Qatar’s prime minister said Tuesday that some issues in US President Donald Trump’s Gaza plan “require clarification and negotiation.”

“Trump’s proposed plan achieves a key objective by ending the war, but there are some issues that require clarification and negotiation,” Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani told the Doha-based Al Jazeera television.

“We hope everyone will look at the plan constructively and seize the opportunity to end the war,” he said.

The Qatari premier said that Doha has not yet received Hamas’ response to the plan.

“We still do not know Hamas' response to the plan, which requires consensus with the Palestinian factions."

Sheikh Mohammed said mediators Qatar and Egypt made it clear to Hamas during Monday’s meeting that their main goal is to stop the war.

“The main focus for Qatar now is how to end the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza,” he said, adding that his country’s priority is “ending the war, famine, killings, and displacement in Gaza.”

“What was presented yesterday were principles in the plan that require discussion of their details and how to work through them,” he said.

The premier said Arab and Islamic countries have made every effort “to ensure that Palestinians remain on their land and achieve a two-state solution."

“The current phase is important and is part of negotiations that are not expected to produce perfect language,” he said. “The current path must be built upon and made effective and successful."

On Monday, Trump unveiled a 20-point plan to end Israel's war on Gaza during a White House press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The plan calls for the release of all Israeli captives in exchange for dozens of Palestinian prisoners, the complete disarmament of Hamas, a gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces, and the formation of a technocratic, apolitical Palestinian committee to govern the enclave.

A pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood is outlined in the plan as a possibility — but not a guarantee.

The Israeli army has killed over 66,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children, in Gaza since October 2023. The relentless bombardment has rendered the enclave uninhabitable and led to starvation and the spread of disease.