"The small, resource-rich Gulf state has helped negotiate deals to release United States citizens held in Iran, Afghanistan and Venezuela, and return Ukrainian children to their families after they were taken to Russia. Qatar has also presided over diplomatic breakthroughs between Sudan and Chad, and Eritrea and Djibouti, as well as the 2011 Darfur peace deal. In 2020, Qatar helped negotiate the US's withdrawal from Afghanistan with the extremist Taliban group."
"Since the October 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas militants, which killed 1,200 people in Israel and saw around 250 more taken hostage, Qatar has played a key role in facilitating negotiations between Israel and Hamas. In January 2025 Qatari negotiators helped reach a temporary ceasefire agreement and arranged the release of hostages from Gaza in exchange for the return of hundreds of Palestinians held by Israel."
Qatar regularly serves as a mediator in international conflicts and hostage negotiations, securing releases and returns across multiple regions. The state has negotiated releases of United States citizens in Iran, Afghanistan and Venezuela and helped return Ukrainian children taken to Russia. Qatar brokered diplomatic breakthroughs between Sudan and Chad, Eritrea and Djibouti, and helped achieve the 2011 Darfur peace deal and the US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2020. Qatar also facilitated the Doha Declaration between M23 rebels and the Democratic Republic of Congo and played a central role in Israel–Hamas ceasefire negotiations and hostage exchanges in January 2025.
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