THE PERFECT MEDIATION OF THE EMIR OF QATAR IN GAZA

The Emir of Qatar, HH Tamim ben Hamad Al Thani, has shown once again the effectiveness of his role as mediator in the most serious conflicts, by obtaining the release of two American hostages who were kidnapped in Gaza by the radical Palestinian group, Brigades Al-Qassam.

The kidnappers reported that the release of these two people, a mother and her daughter, was done for humanitarian reasons at the request of Qatar. Judith Raanan and her daughter, Natalie Shoshana Raanan, are already in Israel through the Red Cross. The two were kidnapped on October 7 when Hamas carried out a military operation inside Israeli territory.

The Emir had recently mediated the release of five American citizens detained in Iran. The United States then released some seized Iranian funds and sent them to Qatar, where they were expected to be sent to Tehran when examining whether or not there are implications of the Islamic republic in the Israel-Hamas war. Meanwhile, the funds remain blocked.

Emir Tamim ben Hamad Al Thani has elevated Qatari diplomacy to a high degree of perfection by serving as a mediator in the worst conflicts. Throughout the Arab world and Western countries, his humanitarian intervention is appreciated and it is recognized that the head of the State of Qatar is an indispensable figure in the search for peace in so many conflicts that the world is currently suffering.

Thanks to Qatar, much suffering has been avoided and radical groups have been convinced that the objective of peace and aid to civilian populations must come before other intentions. War will always be the worst solution, as Hamad Al Thani has repeated on several occasions.

The Palestinian civilian population of Gaza is still waiting for the entry of a first convoy of humanitarian aid through the Rafah crossing. This shipment is expected to comprise 20 trucks. The Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, who was in Gaza on Friday, stated that this aid "is a drop of water in the ocean of the population's needs."

Guterres and UN experts highlighted that 100 trucks a day are needed to pass through Rafah to begin alleviating the suffering of Palestinian civilians with food, water, fuel and medicine.

The latest casualty figures offered by Hamas indicate more than 4,000 deaths since the clash that occurred on the 7th of this month.




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