President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff says the U_S_ is cutting short Gaza ceasefire talks and bringing home its negotiating team from Qatar for consultations after the latest response from Hamas “shows a lack of desire to reach a

The U.S. announced it would be withdrawing from Gaza ceasefire talks on Thursday, citing a “lack of desire” from Hamas to reach a deal. Moshe Lavi’s brother-in-law, Omri Miran, has been held hostage since the October 7th attacks in 2023.

It marks the latest setback in efforts to secure a deal that would bring a ceasefire to Gaza and secure the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas.

The United States is cutting short Gaza ceasefire talks and bringing its negotiating team home from Qatar to discuss next steps after Hamas' latest response "shows a lack of desire" to reach a truce,

The U.S. has withdrawn from Doha ceasefire talks after Hamas' response showed a "lack of desire" for an agreement. Israel also pulled negotiators amid escalating demands.

Gaza ceasefire talks were dealt a new blow on Thursday when the US and Israel withdrew their negotiating teams from Qatar, with the Trump administration saying Hamas is not acting in good faith.

Facing growing international condemnation over Palestinians starving to death in Gaza, Israel’s military is making a series of moves that it says will allow more aid into the enclave. Follow for live updates.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the situation in Gaza has gone beyond the world’s worst fears as hopes of a truce between Israel and Hamas have been dashed.

U.S. Middle East peace envoy Steve Witkoff said on Thursday that the Trump administration has decided to bring its team home from Gaza ceasefire talks for consultations.

The US has recalled its negotiating team from Doha amid stalled Gaza ceasefire talks, citing Hamas’ unwillingness to reach an agreement. US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff condemned Hamas.

President Trump said that Israel is going to have to “decide what to do” with the Gaza Strip now that ceasefire talks have collapsed and vowed to send more US aid to Palestinians in the war-torn enclave.