Qatar tells Hamas to close its political office | Israel-Hamas War

Qatar says it is pulling out of mediating efforts aimed at bringing a ceasefire to Gaza and securing the release of Israeli hostages.

The Gulf state has also told Hamas to leave Doha.

A diplomatic source said Qatar said would return to mediating a peace deal when Hamas and Israel "demonstrate a sincere willingness to return to the negotiating table with the objective of putting an end to the war and the suffering of civilians".