NNA - Qatar stated last night that the circulating reports about its withdrawal from the mediation regarding the ceasefire in Gaza are “not accurate,” according to "Sky News Arabia".

The official spokesman for the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Majid bin Muhammad Al-Ansari, said that Qatar informed the concerned sides ten days ago during the recent attempts to reach an agreement that it would suspend its efforts to mediate between Hamas and Israel if an agreement was not reached in that round.

The spokesman added, in statements reported by the Qatar News Agency (QNA), that Qatar told the parties that it “will resume these efforts with partners when the necessary seriousness is available to end the brutal war and the continuing suffering of civilians as a result of the catastrophic humanitarian conditions in the Strip.”

Al-Ansari stressed, "The State of Qatar will then be at the forefront in making every commendable effort to end the war and return the hostages and prisoners."

He added, “The State of Qatar will not accept that mediation be a reason for blackmailing it, as we have witnessed, since the collapse of the first truce and the deal to exchange women and children, manipulation, especially in retreating from commitments agreed upon through mediation, and exploiting the continuation of negotiations to justify the continuation of the war to serve narrow political purposes."

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