Qatar: We Might Quit Mediating Hostage Negotiations

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Excerpt Jerusalem Post jpost.com

Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, who is also foreign minister, said there was a "misuse of this mediation for narrow political interests, and this necessitated Qatar to undertake a full evaluation of this role." ...

[Steny] Hoyer said on Monday that Qatar must threaten Hamas with "repercussions" if Hamas "continues to block progress towards releasing the hostages and establishing a temporary ceasefire." ...

Sheikh Mohammed underscored on Wednesday that the role of mediator has limits: "(Mediators) cannot provide things that the parties themselves refrain from (offering)."

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