Egypt’s Badr Abdelatty and Qatar’s Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani have spoken over the phone, according to the Egyptian Foreign Ministry.

The top diplomats, whose countries are key mediators in negotiations between Israel and Hamas, discussed efforts to revive the Gaza ceasefire agreement and implement its three outlined phases, the ministry statement said. They also explored ways to advance the Arab-led Gaza reconstruction plan, it added.

“The two ministers agreed on the importance of continuing joint coordination between the two countries to contain rising tensions in the region and to work together toward launching a political settlement that ensures long-term regional stability through the establishment of a Palestinian state as a final resolution to the conflict,” it added.