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The Qatar authorities on Saturday denied pulling back from brokering a truce between Israel and Hamas amid an ongoing war between them. Doha’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs also rejected claims that it has closed the Hamas’ political office in the country.

Earlier, it was reported that Qatar had suspended its role as a mediator in the ongoing negotiations between Israel and Hamas after concluding that both sides were "no longer negotiating in good faith," as per CNN.

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However, the spokesperson for Qatar’s Foreign Ministry, Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari, clarified that talks were stalled for now and would begin fresh efforts when both sides show ‘willingness’ to end the war.

“Dr. Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that the media reports about the State of Qatar's withdrawal from mediation regarding the ceasefire in Gaza are not accurate, and that the State of Qatar notified the 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, stating that 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, stressing in this context that the State of Qatar will then be at the forefront of making every good effort to end the war and return the hostages and prisoners,” the notice read.

Qatar also reiterated its support towards Palestinians till they obtain their rights. “The official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated the State of Qatar's firm commitment to supporting the brotherly Palestinian people until they obtain all their rights, foremost of which is their independent state on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital, stressing the centrality of the Palestinian issue to the State of Qatar,” it added.

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As of now, global efforts to end the war haven’t yet delivered results.