Qatar PM ‘Growing in Confidence’ Over Hostage Deal

Sudan Events – Sumaya Sayed

Qatar’s prime minister says Sunday, the challenges that remain in the talks to release the hostages taken by Hamas on 7 October are “very minor”.
Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman al-Thani added that his confidence was growing that a deal between Israel and Hamas could be reached.
The Washington Post is reporting that a hostage-release deal brokered by the US during talks in Qatar is imminent.
In a post on X, White House Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said that a deal had not yet been reached, but “we continue to work hard to get a deal”.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he would consider a temporary truce in exchange for kidnapped hostages being returned but ruled out a full ceasefire.