Gaza sliding into deadly limbo of ‘no war, no peace’, top Qatari diplomat warns

Majed al-Ansari calls for international force to be set up urgently to pave way for Israeli withdrawal

Gaza is sliding towards a deadly limbo where a ceasefire is nominally in place but killing continues, a top Qatari diplomat has warned, calling for rapid progress in setting up the international security force and administration to pave the way for full Israeli withdrawal.

We don't want to reach a situation of no war, no peace," said Majed al-Ansari, adviser to Qatar's prime minister and spokesperson for the foreign ministry.