Doha, Qatar - October 29, 2024 A Qatari spokesman said on Tuesday that he remained hopeful, but not necessarily optimistic about the outlook of talks in mediation of Qatar and its regional partners to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Representatives from Qatar, Egypt, the United States, and Israel gathered in Doha for peace talks on Sunday and Monday and made some progress, Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari said at a press conference in Doha on Tuesday. Currently, relevant parties are continuing to advance the peace talks, and communication channels remain open, but the situation is not easy, according to the spokesman. Qatar is also mediating between Iran, the United States and Israel, which is carried out separately from the Palestine-Israel mediation, but in light of the current regional situation, Qatar is considering combining the two endeavors to de-escalate the situation in a more effective manner, the spokesman told reporters. The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 43,061, Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement on Tuesday. Iran launched nearly approximately 180 missiles at Israeli targets on Oct 1 in what Tehran said was retaliation for the killings of top Hezbollah and Hamas officials. The Israel Defense Forces said early Saturday that it launched "precise and targeted" airstrikes on targets in several areas in Iran in response to the attacks from the country in recent months. On the same day, Iran said that it reserves the right to respond "legally and legitimately" to the Israeli attack. Shotlist: Doha, Qatar - Oct 29, 2024: FILE: Doha, Qatar - Date Unknown 1. Buildings; 2. National flag of Qatar; Doha, Qatar - Oct 29, 2024 3. Press conference in progress; 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Majed al-Ansari, spokesman, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (ending with shots 5-6): "Regarding how hopeful we are, I will say at this point that I remain hopeful, not necessarily optimistic. So, we can't lose hope. The situation is not easy. We haven't reached an agreement for a really long time since November 2023. Right now, we are working, as I said, there is a new interest. And we are working always in keeping channels of communication open."; Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip - Oct 14, 2024 5. Debris, displaced people; Central Gaza Strip - Oct 14, 2024 6. Various of debris in school housing, people searching in debris; Doha, Qatar - Oct 29, 2024 7. SOUNDBITE (English) Majed al-Ansari, spokesman, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (partially overlaid with shots 8-9): "We have been involved in facilitating communication between Iran and the United States and Israel to de-escalate. And this channel of communication has remained open since then. And the talks are ongoing to keep that channel of communication open and to make sure that there is a relative de-escalation between both sides. We are hopeful that this last attack will be the last stretch."; [SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] FILE: Iran - Date Unknown 8. Various of cityscape, traffic, national flags of Iran; FILE: Israel - Nov 1, 2022 9. Israeli Knesset, national flag of Israel; [SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] Tehran, Iran - Oct 26, 2024 10. Interception of missiles seen from apartment rooftop. [Restriction - No access Chinese mainland/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International TV]