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Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani said in an interview with Piers Morgan that Israel was 'not interested' in a Hamas proposal, made soon after the October 7, 2023 attacks, to release all civilian hostages in exchange for a limited ceasefire. He said Qatar's message to Hamas had been clear about securing civilians' release, but Israeli officials 'rejected to entertain the idea' of the ceasefire window. The disclosure adds new detail to the long and contentious history of hostage negotiations between Israel and Hamas, raising questions about missed early opportunities to free captives and shape the course of the war.