Qatar has stopped its mediation between Israel and Hamas to find a peace agreement in the Gaza Strip.
This withdrawal comes after numerous negotiation sessions without result.
Both parties accuse each other of blocking any agreement.
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Qatar interrupts its mediation. The emirate will no longer be the intermediary between Israel and Hamas to find a peace agreement in the Gaza Strip, a diplomatic source said this Saturday on condition of anonymity, according to information reported by AFP. According to her, both parties have already been warned of this change. The country had been trying for months to obtain progress on the issue and had organized numerous negotiating sessions.
Hamas political office in Doha ‘no longer has its reason for being’
“The Qataris informed the Israelis and Hamas that as long as both sides refuse to negotiate a deal in good faith, they cannot continue to mediate.“, detailed this same source. According to it, the Hamas political office installed in the capital of Qatar, Doha, “no longer has its reason for being“. “We have nothing to confirm or deny what was published by an unidentified diplomatic source, and we have not received any request to leave Qatar“, for his part reacted immediately a leader of the Islamist movement contacted by telephone by AFP.
A year ago, in November 2023, Qatar, with the United States and Egypt, provided mediation since the only truce between the two belligerents. This allowed the release of hostages held in Gaza in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. But since then, negotiations between the two camps have made no progress, with each of them accusing each other of blocking any agreement. “The Qataris have informed the American administration that they would be ready to engage again in mediation when both parties (…) demonstrate a sincere desire to return to the negotiating table“, underlined the same diplomatic source.
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