A delegation of senior members of the US Congress has held a meeting with Qatari representatives in Doha, according to the Qatari Foreign Ministry.

According to Al Jazeera, it said the two sides discussed “the latest developments in the Gaza Strip and the occupied Palestinian territories, especially joint mediation efforts to end the war on the Strip”.

Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari led the Qatari team.

Additionally, the Amiri Diwan announced that a delegation of US Congress members met with the emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

The US delegation was made up of a mix of Democrats and Republicans and included Representatives Salud Carbajal, Dave Joyce, Ami Bera, Derek Kilmer, Juan Vargas and Lance Gooden.