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Qatar-Gaza Ceasefire Talks/Stalemate
FILE: Doha, Qatar - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of national flag of Qatar
FILE: Doha, Qatar - 2017 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
2. Various of city skyline
FILE: Doha, Qatar - March 4, 2023 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Cityscape
FILE: Qatar - 2022 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Various of buildings, traffic
Doha, Qatar - May 14, 2024 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Sheikh Mohammed, Qatari Prime Minister (starting with shot 2):
"Actually, in the past few weeks, we have seen some momentum building, but unfortunately, things didn't move in the right direction. And right now, we are in a state of almost a stalemate. Of course, what happened with Rafah has set us backward a little bit."
6. Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari speaking at press conference
Gaza City, Gaza Strip - May 13, 2024 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Various of smoke rising, pedestrians
8. Various of damaged buildings, ambulance moving
9. Various of people crying
Israel's military operation in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah has caused a setback in the peace talks, resulting in a stalemate, said Qatar, a mediator between Israel and Hamas, on Tuesday.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of Qatar Economic Forum 2024 in Doha, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed pointed out that the fundamental difference between the two parties is over the release of hostages and the termination of the conflict.
"Actually, in the past few weeks, we have seen some momentum building, but unfortunately, things didn't move in the right direction. And right now, we are in a state of almost a stalemate. Of course, what happened with Rafah has set us backward a little bit," added Mohammed.
On the same day, the spokesman of Qatari Foreign Ministry, Majed Al-Ansari, told reporters at a media briefing that Qatar would keep working to resolve the situation. He criticized Israel for not having viable plan for how to end the conflict, which is one of the main contributors for the stalemate in the ceasefire negotiations. He also said that aid supplies should be allowed unrestricted access to the Strip.
At least 35,173 people had been killed and 79,061 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7, according to the health authorities in the enclave on Tuesday.
Nearly 450,000 people have been forcibly displaced from Rafah since May 6, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East said in a statement on Tuesday. Israeli tanks on the same day marched towards the center of Rafah, following hours of intense air and artillery bombardment on the city, a local source reported.
Qatar-Gaza Ceasefire Talks/Stalemate
Dateline : May 14, 2024/File
Location : Qatar
Duration : 1'14
FILE: Doha, Qatar - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of national flag of Qatar
FILE: Doha, Qatar - 2017 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
2. Various of city skyline
FILE: Doha, Qatar - March 4, 2023 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Cityscape
FILE: Qatar - 2022 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Various of buildings, traffic
Doha, Qatar - May 14, 2024 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Sheikh Mohammed, Qatari Prime Minister (starting with shot 2):
"Actually, in the past few weeks, we have seen some momentum building, but unfortunately, things didn't move in the right direction. And right now, we are in a state of almost a stalemate. Of course, what happened with Rafah has set us backward a little bit."
6. Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari speaking at press conference
Gaza City, Gaza Strip - May 13, 2024 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Various of smoke rising, pedestrians
8. Various of damaged buildings, ambulance moving
9. Various of people crying
Israel's military operation in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah has caused a setback in the peace talks, resulting in a stalemate, said Qatar, a mediator between Israel and Hamas, on Tuesday.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of Qatar Economic Forum 2024 in Doha, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed pointed out that the fundamental difference between the two parties is over the release of hostages and the termination of the conflict.
"Actually, in the past few weeks, we have seen some momentum building, but unfortunately, things didn't move in the right direction. And right now, we are in a state of almost a stalemate. Of course, what happened with Rafah has set us backward a little bit," added Mohammed.
On the same day, the spokesman of Qatari Foreign Ministry, Majed Al-Ansari, told reporters at a media briefing that Qatar would keep working to resolve the situation. He criticized Israel for not having viable plan for how to end the conflict, which is one of the main contributors for the stalemate in the ceasefire negotiations. He also said that aid supplies should be allowed unrestricted access to the Strip.
At least 35,173 people had been killed and 79,061 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7, according to the health authorities in the enclave on Tuesday.
Nearly 450,000 people have been forcibly displaced from Rafah since May 6, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East said in a statement on Tuesday. Israeli tanks on the same day marched towards the center of Rafah, following hours of intense air and artillery bombardment on the city, a local source reported.
ID : 8376892
Published : 2024-05-15 11:18
Last Modified : 2024-05-15 18:43:27
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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