Qatar says that it will not mediate in peace talks between Israel and Hamas until the attitudes of both sides improve. Also in the programme: One hundred and thirty thousand people have been demonstrating in the Spanish city of Valencia over the regional government's handling of last week's deadly flash floods; and why young Americans voted for Donald J. Trump. (Image: General view shows northern Gaza. Credit: REUTERS/Amir Cohen)
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Amid all the death and destruction in the Middle east over the past year, there's been a behind the scenes effort to try to bring the fighting to an end and secure the release of hostages taken from Israel by Hamas on October 7th last year.
Year.
But in the past few hours, there has been a major blow to dwindling hopes of a ceasefire in Gaza.
Qatar, which has been key to these talks aimed at securing peace, has had enough.
The country says it is suspending its role as a key mediator between Israel and Hamas, which is designated as a terrorist organization by many Western governments.
A diplomatic source says Doha made the decision because it believes both Israel and Hamas have failed to negotiate in good faith.
At a weekly protest in Tel Aviv in Israel, relatives of the 100 remaining hostages held by Hamas accused the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu and his government of sabotaging negotiations.