DOHA: Gaza talks mediator Qatar said on Tuesday (Dec 2) it hoped Israel and Hamas could be brought to a new phase of negotiations for a peace deal in the Palestinian territory following their October ceasefire agreement. "We think that we should be pushing the parties to stage two very, very soon," Qatar foreign ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari said. "That includes, of course, the issues that are complicating the situation, like the fighters in the tunnels behind the Yellow Line, like the