Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari stated that mediators are in contact with both Israel and Hamas to leverage the recent ceasefire between Iran and Israel in hopes of pushing for a truce in the Gaza Strip.

Al-Ansari said, “If we don’t seize this opportunity and momentum, it will be a missed chance—one of many that have slipped away in the recent past. We don’t want to witness that again,” adding that a new ceasefire is not out of reach, especially given the current U.S. pressure following the announcement of the ceasefire between Israel and Iran.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that a ceasefire agreement in Gaza is near and could be reached as early as next week.