{"id":2366526,"date":"2024-11-09T13:57:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-09T18:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/officials-say-qatar-has-decided-to-suspend-its-mediation-efforts-on-gaza-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-09T13:59:03","modified_gmt":"2024-11-09T18:59:03","slug":"officials-say-qatar-has-decided-to-suspend-its-mediation-efforts-on-gaza-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/officials-say-qatar-has-decided-to-suspend-its-mediation-efforts-on-gaza-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Officials say Qatar has decided to suspend its mediation efforts on Gaza &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fofficials-say-qatar-has-decided-to-suspend-its-mediation-efforts-on-gaza-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2366526&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Qatar has suspended \u200cits mediation efforts between Hamas and Israel due to frustrations over the lack \u2063of \u2063progress in reaching a\u200b ceasefire in Gaza. Officials indicated that\u2064 mediation could resume if both \u200dsides demonstrate a serious commitment to negotiating. Recent communications from\u2063 Qatar to Hamas\u200b suggested\u2063 that if serious negotiations do\u200b not happen soon,\u2064 the Hamas leadership could be asked to leave the country. This development comes after Hamas rejected a ceasefire proposal\u2064 made \u2064by the U.S. administration, which recently advised Qatar that Hamas\u2019s presence in Doha was no longer constructive. <\/p>\n<p>The ongoing conflict has resulted in increased violence, with multiple Israeli airstrikes killing \u200bcivilians in Gaza, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">amid mounting\u2064 humanitarian concerns<\/a>. Israel has begun\u200c limited aid deliveries to northern Gaza after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-forces-prepare-for-extended-military-conflict-in-gaza-this-is-something-different\/\" title=\"Israeli forces ready for prolonged conflict in Gaza: &#039;This is unprecedented&#039;\">significant military campaign<\/a>. However, criticisms remain about access and adequate humanitarian support \u200bas \u2063the conflict continues without signs of resolution. The situation is dire, as the U.N. reported that\u200c there are no functioning emergency services \u200bin northern Gaza, raising fears of impending famine. The \u2063overall humanitarian crisis in the region is escalating, further complicating the already tense situation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Officials say Qatar has decided to suspend its mediation efforts on Gaza<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1870877\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) &mdash;<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Qatar\" title=\"Qatar\">Qatar<\/a> has decided to suspend its key mediation efforts between Hamas and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Israel\/\" title=\"Israel\">Israel<\/a>, officials said Saturday, after growing frustration with the lack of progress on a ceasefire deal for Gaza.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>It wasn&rsquo;t immediately clear whether the remaining <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Hamas\">Hamas<\/a> leadership hosted by Qatar must leave.<\/p>\n<p>However, Qatar is highly likely to return to the efforts if both sides show &ldquo;serious political willingness&rdquo; to reach a deal, according to an official with Egypt, the other key mediator.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3191374\/dates-2024-presidential-transition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>KEY DATES FOR THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Qatar told Israel and Hamas that it can&rsquo;t continue to mediate &ldquo;as long as there is a refusal to negotiate a deal in good faith&rdquo; and &ldquo;as a consequence, the Hamas political office no longer serves its purpose&rdquo; in Qatar, a diplomatic source briefed on the matter said. Qatar told Hamas it will have to leave if it isn&rsquo;t ready to engage in serious negotiations, the source said.<\/p>\n<p>In Washington, a U.S. official said the Biden administration had informed Qatar two weeks ago that the continued operation of the Hamas office in Doha was no longer useful and the Hamas delegation should be expelled.<\/p>\n<p>A senior U.S. official said that after Hamas rejected the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/lebanon-israel-gaza-hamas-hezbollah-us-ceasefire-negotiations-4fdcf546eb73faf26717b76b4bb3a919\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">last proposal for a ceasefire<\/a>, Qatar accepted the advice and informed the Hamas delegation of the decision 10 days ago.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3187727\/biden-mishandling-classified-documents-presidential-transition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>BIDEN MISHANDLING OF CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS LOOMS OVER PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A senior Hamas official said they were aware of Qatar&rsquo;s decision to suspend mediation efforts, &ldquo;but no one told us to leave.&rdquo; Hamas has repeatedly called for an end to the war and a full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza as a condition for any ceasefire deal. Israel seeks the return of all hostages and insists on a presence in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue. The Israeli prime minister&rsquo;s office had no comment.<\/p>\n<p>There continued to be no end in sight to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/israel-hamas-war\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Israel-Hamas war<\/a>&nbsp;in Gaza and the Israel-Hezbollah war in Lebanon, where Israel&rsquo;s military said it struck command centers and other militant infrastructure overnight in Beirut&rsquo;s southern suburbs. An Israeli airstrike&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/lebanon-israel-tyre-hezbollah-airstrikes-4670246c9bcb30a5eff31b9575e19ac9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-16-dead-after-fire-erupts-at-pakistan-chemical-factory\/\" title=\"Report: 16 dead after fire erupts at Pakistan chemical factory\">southern port city<\/a> of Tyre<\/a>&nbsp;late Friday left at least seven dead, officials and a resident said.<\/p>\n<p>Hezbollah &ldquo;should continue (the fight) and we will continue to back them up even if we lose our families, our homes, and end up in the dirt,&rdquo; said one Beirut resident, Mohammed Mekdad, as people searched the smoking rubble.<\/p>\n<p>In Gaza, three separate Israeli strikes killed at least 16 people, including women and children, on Saturday, Palestinian medical officials said, while Israel announced the first&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/mideast-gaza-north-hunger-437b401b0ade2d934f00f88d027d467c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">delivery of humanitarian aid<\/a>&nbsp;in weeks to the territory&rsquo;s hungry, devastated north.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3220320\/greatest-comeback-trump-white-house-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>GREATEST COMEBACK? HERE&rsquo;S HOW TRUMP STACKS UP IN WHITE HOUSE HISTORY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the strikes hit a school-turned-shelter in Gaza City&rsquo;s eastern Tufah neighborhood, killing at least six people, the territory&rsquo;s Health Ministry said. Two local journalists, a pregnant woman and a child were among the dead, it said. Israel&rsquo;s army said the strike targeted a militant belonging to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group, offering no evidence or details.<\/p>\n<p>Seven people were killed when an Israeli strike hit a tent in the southern city of Khan Younis where displaced people were sheltering, according to Nasser Hospital. It said the dead included two women and a child. The Israeli army didn&rsquo;t immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>And Palestinian medical officials said an Israeli strike hit tents in the courtyard of central Gaza&rsquo;s main hospital, including one serving as a police point. At least three people were killed and a local journalist was wounded, Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir al-Balah said. It was the eighth Israeli&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-gaza-860f97a1fdab484aaec3a2a66ad39b5e\">attack on the compound<\/a>&nbsp;since March.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Israel says aid trucks reach northern Gaza<\/h2>\n<p>The Israeli military body in charge of humanitarian aid to Gaza, COGAT, said Saturday that 11 aid trucks containing food, water and medical equipment reached the enclave&rsquo;s far north on Thursday. It&rsquo;s the first time any aid has reached the far north since Israel began a new military campaign there last month.<\/p>\n<p>But not all the aid reached the agreed drop-off points, according to the the U.N. World Food Program, which was involved in the delivery process. In the urban refugee camp of Jabaliya, Israeli troops stopped one convoy bound for nearby Beit Lahiya and ordered the supplies to be offloaded, WFP spokesperson Alia Zaki said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3220510\/how-trump-could-impact-pentagon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>HOW TRUMP COULD IMPACT THE PENTAGON<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Israel&rsquo;s offensive has focused on Jabaliya, where Israel says Hamas had regrouped. Other areas affected include Beit Lahiya and Beit Hanoun just north of Gaza City.&rsquo;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">U.S. deadline is looming for Israel<\/h2>\n<p>The aid announcement came days before a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/israel-gaza-humanitarian-aid-blinken-austin-887ae388a022215f71309ab6def12103\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">U.S. deadline<\/a>&nbsp;demanding that Israel improve aid deliveries across Gaza or risk losing access to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/israel-hamas-war-us-military-spending-8e6e5033f7a1334bf6e35f86e7040e14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">U.S. weapons funding<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. says Israel must allow a minimum of 350 trucks a day carrying food and other supplies.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a report by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, or IPC, issued Thursday said there&rsquo;s a strong likelihood that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/famine-northern-gaza-humanitarian-aid-2710a0e41f740fb50cc8075fec7df62d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">famine is imminent<\/a>&nbsp;in parts of northern Gaza, the territory&rsquo;s most isolated area.<\/p>\n<p>COGAT rejected the IPC&rsquo;s finding and said the report relied &ldquo;on partial, biased data and superficial sources with vested interests.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">No emergency services functioning north of Gaza City<\/h2>\n<p>The U.N. estimates that tens of thousands of people remain in northern Gaza. Earlier this week, the Health Ministry said there were no ambulances or emergency crews operating north of Gaza City.<\/p>\n<p>The conflict has left 90% of Palestinians in Gaza displaced, according to U.N. figures. Israel&rsquo;s army has struck several schools and tent camps packed with tens of thousands of Palestinians driven from their homes by Israeli offensives and evacuation orders.<\/p>\n<p>The military has accused Hamas of operating from within civilian infrastructure in Gaza, including schools, U.N. facilities and hospitals.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/?d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">CLICK TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>More than a year of war in Gaza has killed more than 43,000 people, Palestinian health officials say. They don&rsquo;t distinguish between civilians and combatants, but say more than half of those killed were women and children.<\/p>\n<p>The war began after&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/israel-hamas-war-one-year-anniversary-cf123f95609051e8e8eaf6aebe661b6a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Palestinian militants stormed into Israel<\/a>&nbsp;on Oct. 7, 2023, killing around 1,200 people &mdash; mostly civilians &mdash; and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hostages-gaza-tunnels-hamas-israel-war-d8ecb415268e911cea09518acdaf7ba2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">abducting 250 others<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1870877\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1870877\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Qatar has halted its mediation efforts between Hamas and Israel due to frustration over the lack of progress on a ceasefire<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2634,"featured_media":2366528,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/gaza-.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[20083,37606,7823],"class_list":["post-2366526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-gaza","tag-mediation","tag-qatar"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/gaza-.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2634"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2366526"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366526\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2366530,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366526\/revisions\/2366530"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2366528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2366526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2366526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2366526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}