DOHA, November 9. /TASS/. Qatar has decided to suspend mediation efforts aimed at achieving a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip due to the conflicting parties’ unwillingness to end it, Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed bin Mohammed al-Ansari said.

“Qatar’s efforts as a mediator between Hamas and Israel are currently suspended,” the diplomat said in a statement on his X page. According to him, “ten days ago, during the last attempts to reach an agreement, Qatar informed the negotiating parties that it would suspend its efforts to mediate between Hamas and Israel if no agreement was reached in that round (of consultations), and would resume efforts with partners if they were serious about ending this brutal war.”

The spokesman stressed that if Hamas and Israel try to end the conflict, Doha will be among the first to “make every effort to end the war and release the (Palestinian) hostages and prisoners.” “Since the collapse of the first ceasefire and the agreement on the exchange of women and children, we have witnessed manipulations, especially in terms of not honoring the commitments agreed in mediation and using the ongoing negotiations to justify the continuation of the war for political purposes. purposes,” he added.