Israel and the United States leave conversations to end the Gaza Fire in Qatar

Israeli and American negotiators decided to leave Gaza’s conversations to end the fire in the capital of Qatar Doha, with Washington accusing Hamas of not “acting in good faith.”

In a statement, the US Special Messenger Steve Vikof said: “We decided to return our team from Doha for consultation after the last response from Hamas, which clearly shows a lack of desire to reach the ceasefire in Gaza.”

The Israeli government did not say what caused his withdrawal, but a senior Israeli official was quoted in the local media, saying that there was “no collapse” in the negotiations.

Hamas said this was surprised by the remarks of Vitcof and that he wanted to continue the negotiations.

All countries involved in the conversations – including mediators – admit that the broad gaps remain on key issues.

In the statement on Thursday, Vitcof said that “while mediators have made great efforts, Hamas seems to have not been coordinated or acts in good faith.”

“Now we will look at alternative options to bring the hostages home and try to create a more stable environment for Gaza people.

“It is a pity that Hamas acted in this selfish way. We are determined to seek an end to this conflict and constant peace in gas.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is still commenting on why Israeli negotiators are leaving Doha.

But the senior Israeli employee – speaking on condition of anonymity – insisted that there was no “collapse” in the conversations, the Times of Israel reports.

The official criticizes the “rejection and unfortunate approach of Hamas”, adding that “we have reached the stage we have to actually return, and we will return here as soon as the right way is found to reduce the gaps and reach the closure stage.”

In a statement at the beginning of Friday, Hamas said: “Movement confirms his desire to continue the negotiations and to join them in a way that helps to overcome obstacles and lead to a constant agreement to end the fire.”

The last round of conversations in Doha – with Qatari and Egyptian intermediaries – lasts more than two weeks.

Earlier on Thursday, the Palestinian UN Refugee Agency (UNRWA) said one in five children in Gaza is already malnourished and cases are increasing every day.

More than 100 international help organizations and human rights groups have also warned of mass fasting – pressing governments to take action.

Israel, who controls the entry of all supplies to Gaza, has repeatedly said that there is no siege, accusing Hamas of malnutrition.

Israel stopped deliveries to the aid to the Gaza Strip in early March after a two -month termination of fire. The blockade was partially relieved after nearly two months, but the lack of food, fuel and medicines deteriorated.

According to the UN Human Rights Service, more than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli military as they have been trying to receive nutritional assistance in the last two months.

It says that at least 766 of them were killed near one of the four GHF distribution centers, which are managed by private security contractors and are located in the military zones of Israeli military zones.

Another 288 other people have been reported near the UN convoys and other auxiliary convoys.

Israel has accused Hamas of inciting chaos near help places. It says that his troops only fired warning shots and that they did not deliberate civilians intentionally.

The Israeli military launched a campaign in Gaza in response to an attack led by Hamas against southern Israel on October 7, 2023, which killed about 1,200 people and 251 others were hostage.

Since then, at least 59 106 people have been killed in Gaza, according to the health ministry in the territory.