'Every time we get close to a deal, there's sabotage, from both sides': Top Qatari official tells Haaretz both Israel and Hamas are to blame

'We wanted to save human lives, but Qatar became the punching bag for those trying to protect their political futures.' In a first-ever interview to Israeli media, Dr. Majed Al-Ansari, an advisor to Qatar's prime minister, told Haaretz that Israel and Hamas are not showing enough commitment to reaching a cease-fire/hostage release deal