Qatar warns Gaza may enter ‘no war, no peace’ state
Majed al-Ansari, the spokesperson for Qatar’s Foreign Ministry, has told the British daily The Guardian that Gaza might be heading into a state of “no war, no peace”, an outcome he says Doha doesn’t want.
Qatar has been a key mediator in talks between Israel and Hamas and played a crucial role in brokering the ceasefire, which has seen Israeli attacks significantly scaled back and a partial Israeli withdrawal from parts of Gaza in exchange for the release of captives.
Al-Ansari said the international community needed to “go in, assess the damage, start thinking about reconstruction, working on reconstruction, and to formally keep the peace”, adding that: “This is what will significantly shift the whole process from war to the day after.”
UK MP announces Westminster group to push for sanctions on Israel
Richard Burgon, a Labour MP, has announced the founding of a Westminster Working Group on Sanctions on Israel in Parliament, with his Labour colleague, Imran Hussain.
In a post on X, Burgon said: “At our packed session this week, we looked at how we can ramp up pressure for trade sanctions on Israel – including banning goods and services from the illegal settlements and ending the UK-Israel trade deal, which gives preferential treatment to a state committing genocide, war crimes and grave violations of international law.”
Sanctions helped end apartheid in South Africa - and they can help end Israel’s brutal occupation now.
I've launched a Westminster Working Group on Sanctions on Israel in Parliament with my colleague @Imran_HussainMP.
At our packed session this week, we looked at how we can… pic.twitter.com/gfBJfc8FFw
— Richard Burgon MP (@RichardBurgon) October 31, 2025
