'Insufficient willingness': Qatar's Gaza ceasefire mediation efforts 'currently stalled'

Qatar's foreign ministry said on Saturday that its efforts in mediating a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas were "currently stalled".

The Gulf state's efforts to broker a deal will resume when "the parties show their willingness and seriousness to end the brutal war", the foreign ministry added.

According to a CNN report, Qatar has stopped mediation talks between the two parties since they are "no longer negotiating in good faith."

"The Qataris have concluded that there is insufficient willingness from either side, with the mediation efforts becoming more about politics and PR rather than a serious attempt to secure peace, save the hostages and Palestinian civilians. As a consequence, the Hamas political office no longer serves its purpose," a diplomatic source revealed to the publication.

(With Reuters inputs)