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Qatar will reportedly oust Hamas after months of failed Gaza hostage talks
Natalie Ecanow
November 9, 2024

Hamas is no longer welcome in the State of Qatar, a senior U.S. official told Reuters on November 8. According to the unnamed official, Qatari officials ordered Hamas to exit the emirate after the Biden administration told Doha that Hamas’s presence in Qatar “is no longer acceptable.” Qatar has long sheltered Hamas’s political elite, many of whom live in the emirate as multi-billionaires…The news of Qatar’s move against Hamas comes days after more than a dozen Republican senators sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Attorney General Merrick Garland urging the Biden administration to “reverse” its “policy towards the State of Qatar” and compel the Gulf emirate to crack down on Hamas. READ MORE

NEW YORK POST Qatar pulling out of Gaza mediation role, confirms ousting of Hamas Qatar is stepping back from its mediator role between Israel and Hamas — marking a shocking turning point in the faltering year-long negotiations. Doha told Hamas officials late last month to leave the country, a diplomat familiar with the issue told the Times of Israel — confirming earlier reports in the US.