Qatar has rejected media reports alleging its withdrawal from efforts to end to the Israeli regime’s genocidal war against the Gaza Strip, besides dismissing allegations about Doha’s ordering Hamas leaders to leave the kingdom.
In a statement to the official Qatar News Agency (QNA) on Saturday, Qatari foreign ministry spokesman Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari described reports about Doha’s departure from the mediation efforts as “inaccurate.”
He clarified his country’s standing on the matter by saying that Doha had notified the concerned parties 10 days ago during the last attempts to reach an agreement, “that it would stall its efforts to mediate between Hamas and Israel if an agreement was not reached in that round.”
“Qatar will resume those efforts with its partners when the parties show their willingness and seriousness to end the brutal war and the ongoing suffering of civilians caused by catastrophic humanitarian conditions in the Strip.”
“Qatar will then be at the forefront of making every good effort to end the war” and enable the return of Israeli captives and Palestinian prisoners, the official noted.
Al Ansari, meanwhile, denounced efforts at using the mediation as a reason for “blackmailing” Doha.