According to Reuters, the Qatar embassy in Egypt confirmed on social media on Thursday that three Qatari government agencies staff were killed in a car accident near Sham Sheikh, Egypt, and two others were injured and are being treated in hospitals.

Reuters said sources had earlier told the outlet that a car carrying Qatari diplomats had overturned on a road 50 kilometers from Sharm el-Sheikh. The Associated Press added that Qatari diplomats were on their way to Sharm el-Sheikh, which will host a high-level summit on the ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas).

Israel and Hamas began a new round of Gaza ceasefire talks in Sham Sheikh, with Egypt, Qatar and other countries participating in the mediation.