Qatar says there has been “a bit of progress” in the talks aimed at securing a new truce in Israel’s war on Gaza as the United Nations makes an urgent appeal for Israel to lift the “total and complete blockade” of Palestinian territory. Qatar’s prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, on Sunday met with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan for talks in Doha, which were dominated by Israel’s 18-month war in Gaza. Media reports said David Barnea, director of Israel’s Mossad spy agency, travelled to Doha on Thursday to meet Mohammed amid efforts to reach a new ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Mediator Qatar has been trying to resuscitate a truce after a previous deal collapsed when Israel pulled out of it and resumed its military operations on March 18, nearly two weeks after imposing a total siege on Gaza.

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