Qatar acts as a mediator in the Gaza ceasefire talks while U.S. President Trump's proposal of resettling Palestinians sparks controversy. Qatar emphasizes that discussing resettlement is premature, focusing on the ongoing ceasefire negotiations.

Qatar's prime minister on Sunday called on Israel and Hamas to immediately begin negotiating phase two of the Gaza ceasefire, adding that there is no clear plan for when talks will begin.

President Trump sowed some anxiety when he floated the idea of a US takeover of the Gaza Strip, but his remarks are unlikely to move the needle when it comes to upcoming cease-fire talks in Qatar and Egypt,

A deadline to begin talks on extending Gaza’s ceasefire arrived Monday with the Israeli prime minister in Washington, silence from his office about when a negotiating team might engage with Hamas, and considerable uncertainty about what the next stage of the fragile truce will look like.

Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani called Sunday on Israel and Hamas to start work on the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.

Israel said Tuesday that it will send a negotiating team to Qatar this weekend for talks on the second phase of a Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement. A statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said the team will discuss “technical details related to continuing to carry out” the agreement.

Following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's discussions in Washington, Israel will dispatch a working-level delegation to Qatar at the end of the week to address technical aspects of the second phase of a ceasefire with Hamas,

Gaza Strip - Recent A source from the political bureau of Hamas said on Monday that the movement is ready to engage in indirect negotiations with Israel to implement the second phase of the ceasefire and a potential prisoner-for-hostage exchange.