Qatar has agreed to kick Hamas out of its country following a request from the US to do so.
CNN reports that US officials informed their Qatari counterparts about two weeks ago that they must stop giving Hamas refuge in their capital.
The report states that Qatar agreed and gave Hamas notice about a week ago.
“Hamas is a terrorist group that has killed Americans and continues to hold Americans hostage,” a senior administration official told CNN.
“After rejecting repeated proposals to release hostages, its leaders should no longer be welcome in the capitals of any American partner.”
However, a senior Hamas official stated that reports of Qatar agreeing to expel Hamas officials from Doha were baseless and a pressure tactic.
The official added that similar claims had been previously circulated without supporting evidence.
“What was reported in the Israeli media about Qatar agreeing to expel Hamas from Doha following a US request has no basis and is merely a pressure tactic. This has been repeated without any evidence,” the Hamas official told CNN on Saturday.
According to CNN, Qatar has been a major player in efforts over the past year to try to secure a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.
This, it said, is because senior members of the militant group are based in Doha, adding that major negotiations had taken place in the Qatari capital for that reason.
Meanwhile, Fox News Digital reports that Qatar has grown increasingly frustrated with “political exploitation” from all sides involved in the Gaza peace talks.
The Arab nation, according to the report, insisted that they informed Hamas they were no longer welcome in their nation without the help of the Biden administration.
Qatar agrees to kick out Hamas out of country
