In an exclusive statement to Al-Monitor, the chairman of the Qatar Committee for the Reconstruction of Gaza, Mohammed al-Emadi, said his country’s diplomacy "helped to deescalate the conflict and spare innocent Palestinian civilians living in Gaza further humanitarian disasters."
The cease-fire between Israel and Hamas announced Aug. 31 will allow more products and construction into the territory, according to Emadi, in return for Hamas ending its firing of rockets and incendiary balloons from Gaza into Israel.