Qatar: Hostage releases need 'period of calm', talks are at risk

Qatar's foreign ministry said on Sunday that without a "period of calm" in Gaza its mediators would not be able to secure the release of Israeli hostages held there. Qatar has, in coordination with the US, led mediation talks with Hamas and Israeli officials over the release of more than 240 hostages.
PM Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, who also serves as foreign minister, said that the negotiations were at risk of failing because of Israel's attacks and misinformation circulating about the talks.