DOHA, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari said Tuesday that Israel should respond to a Gaza ceasefire proposal that is already on the table.
"It is time for Israel to give a serious answer to what it has already agreed to in the past," Al Ansari said in a media briefing, referring to the latest proposal that Qatar said was similar to the one that Israel had earlier agreed to.
Al Ansari added that "what matters is not the location" for the talks, as reports alleged that Israel was talking with Egypt over where to restart the negotiations with Hamas.
Meanwhile, in a statement released by the foreign ministry, Qatar strongly condemned the Israeli forces' bombing of the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, describing it as "a new episode in the ongoing series of heinous crimes" committed by Israel against the Palestinian people and a blatant violation of international law. ■
