Qatar to pull out of Gaza cease-fire mediation, source says

FILE - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Qataran Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani in Doha on Oct. 24, 2024. Qatar will end its efforts to mediate a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, sources said on Nov. 9, 2024.

Qatar will stop trying to mediate a Gaza cease-fire deal until Hamas and Israel show a "sincere willingness" to return to the negotiating table, an official briefed on the matter told Reuters on Saturday, in the biggest setback to efforts to reach a truce since the war began.