Doha: Qatar's success in helping reach the Gaza ceasefire deal has drawn massive international attention, with officials asking which other conflicts Qatari mediation efforts could help resolve, reported Bloomberg on Thursday.
The Bloomberg report described Qatar’s role as “pivotal throughout the negotiation process.”
Abdulaziz Al Anjari, founder and head of Kuwait-based Reconnaissance Research, was quoted in the Bloomberg report attributing Qatar’s successful mediation to “its neutral positioning, lack of historical baggage with many parties, and willingness to engage with groups like Hamas, the Taliban and Western powers simultaneously.”
“The more they do it, the more unique they become, and the more difficult others could be seen as reliable mediators,” Al Anjari further stated.
On January 16, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani announced that joint mediation efforts of the State of Qatar, the Arab Republic of Egypt and the United States had secured a Gaza ceasefire and prisoner swap deal between the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and Israel.
The deal took effect on Sunday, January 19, 2025, with the first phase witnessing the release of three Israeli detainees in exchange for 90 Palestinian prisoners and large amounts of aid pouring into the Gaza Strip.
