Israel Defense Forces carried out airstrikes in Gaza and Lebanon that killed dozens while targeting Hamas and Hezbollah militants Saturday morning. While Israel’s wars with Hamas and Hezbollah continue in Gaza and Lebanon, Qatar officials no longer will mediate a cease-fire deal on behalf of Hamas, NBC News reported. CNN and Fox News unnamed U.S. officials also confirmed the decision. IDF airstrikes throughout much of Gaza began at dawn Saturday and killed at least 40, Al Jazeera reported. Local officials and first-responders reported 40 Gazans killed during the airstrikes, including 24 in northern Gaza and others near Khan Younis, Beit Lahiya, Gaza City and Deir el-Balah.

The Palestinian Red Crescent confirmed 14 deaths, including women and children, while IDF officials said dozens of Hamas militants were killed in northern Gaza, VOA News reports 

Israeli aircraft struck the Fahad Al-Sabah school in Gaza City’s Al-Tuffah area, killing five people and injuring 22 others. The injured were transported to Al-Ahli Arab Hospital for treatment. The IDF said its soldiers killed “dozens of terrorists” in northern Gaza’s Jabalia area, where a ground operation has been ongoing for more than a month to prevent Hamas from gathering there.

The IDF said it also killed militants in the Rafah area of southern Gaza while engaged in a two-front war with Hamas to the south and Hezbollah to the north in Lebanon. The IDF carried out airstrikes in the southern suburbs of Beirut and in Tyre in Lebanon. “Over the past day, the [Israel Air Force] struck over 50 targets in Lebanon and the Gaza

According to the IDF, the targets included military structures, weapon storage facilities, and launchers. According to the Jerusalem Post, the IDF targeted Hezbollah by embedding its operations in residential and manufacturing areas in and around Beirut, despite the risks to Lebanese citizens.

Qatari officials told Hamas, Israeli, and US officials of their decision to expel Hamas ten days ago. “Qatar has become increasingly frustrated with the lack of progress toward a cease-fire by both Hamas and Israel,” one of the officials told NBC News Saturday morning. “Hamas has been told that if this continues then Qatar cannot continue to host them.” The officials did not indicate if Hamas was given a deadline. Since the Oct. 7 battle, Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani has played an important role in mediating discussions between Hamas and Israel, as well as Egypt and the United state