Qatar, Egypt and the US have issued a joint statement on Thursday, calling on Israel and Hamas to resume talks over a ceasefire deal in Gaza. The statement, signed by Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, and US President Joe Biden, urged both sides to resume “urgent discussion” on 15 August in Doha or Cairo and to “close all remaining gaps and commence implementation of the deal without further delay”. The statement added that a framework agreement was ready based on the principles outlined by Biden on 31 May and endorsed by UN Security Council …