Qatar's prime minister said overnight (Tuesday local time) that Hamas' reaction to the latest plan for a cease-fire in Gaza and the release of hostages was "generally positive" as he met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who was making his latest visit to the Middle East.Qatar, which has long mediated with Hamas, has been working with the US and Egypt to broker a cease-fire that would involve an extended halt in fighting and the release of the over 100 hostages still held by Hamas after its October 7 cross-border raid that ignited the war nearly four months ago.Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani did not provide any details on Hamas' response but said the group had "comments." Blinken confirmed that officials had received Hamas' response and said he would brief Israel's leaders when he visits the country on Wednesday.
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