Qatar's Foreign Ministry will hold a news conference on Wednesday in Doha where the country has been hosting talks towards a Gaza ceasefire deal, a senior Qatari official said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hamas of backing out of a cease-fire deal to release hostages and end the war in Gaza, which has raged for more than a year.

Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Qatar’s prime minister and foreign affairs minister, spoke on Jan. 15, as Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire.

The announcement came soon after Israel put out a statement saying that there were still details to be worked out.

While announcing a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani was asked by CNN’s Becky Anderson how mediators will ensure neither side breaks the agreement.

Qatar’s prime minister on Wednesday announced a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, pausing the devastating 15-month war in Gaza and clearing the way for dozens of Israeli hostages to go home.

The prime minister of Qatar on Wednesday (January 15) announced negotiators had hammered out a ceasefire deal that aimed to pause fighting in the Gaza Strip and secure the exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners.