Qatar reassessing role as mediator in Gaza ceasefire talks - BBC News

The Gulf state's PM says it has been exploited and abused after trying to secure a ceasefire.

13 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsIsrael-Gaza warImage source, AFPImage caption, A woman reacts as she watches a search for bodies near Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on WednesdayBy Wyre Davies & David GrittenBBC News, in Jerusalem and LondonQatar is reassessing its role as a mediator between Israel and Hamas, the country's prime minister has said.

Qatar has had a key role - along with Egypt and the US - in trying to secure a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and the release of Israeli hostages.

But Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani said Doha had been exploited and abused and was being undermined by those trying to score political points.

He also said the current peace talks were in a "delicate phase".

Attempts to secure a ceasefire have been delicate and largely unsuccessful, but the links Qatar has with all sides - including close ties to Hamas - are regarded as crucial to achieving any breakthrough.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68835645

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