Qatar said Saturday that it had paused mediation efforts for a cease-fire deal in the Gaza Strip, announcing in a statement that it would resume its role helping broker an agreement only when the parties,

However, Qatar is highly likely to return to mediation efforts if ... One strike hit a school-turned-shelter in Gaza City’s eastern Tufah neighborhood, killing at least six people, the territory’s Health Ministry said. Two local journalists, a pregnant ...

Qatar has decided to suspend its key mediation efforts between Israel and Hamas after growing frustration with the lack of progress on a cease-fire deal for Gaza.