Qatar quits as peace negotiator
The Citizen|November 11, 2024
Each party blames the other for the deadlock in ceasefire, hostage talks.

Qatar has suspended its role as a key mediator for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal until Hamas and Israel show "seriousness" in talks, the foreign ministry said on Saturday.

The Gulf emirate, which has hosted Hamas's political leadership since 2012 with US blessing, has been involved in months of protracted diplomacy aimed at ending the war triggered by the Palestinian group's 7 October attack on Israel last year.

But the talks, also mediated by Cairo and Washington, have repeatedly hit problems since a one-week truce in November 2023, the only one so far.

Each side has blamed the other for the impasse.

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