Qatar and US discuss joint Gaza mediation efforts, Qatar says

CAIRO (Reuters) - Qatar's prime minister and foreign minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, took part in a phone call on Tuesday with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to discuss the continuation of their joint mediation efforts in Gaza, the Qatari foreign ministry said.

The men expressed hope that a ceasefire deal reaches its second phase and turns into a permanent ceasefire.

(Reporting by Nayera Abdallah, writing by Jaidaa Taha; Editing by Kevin Liffey)

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