The source said that Qatar had been informed agitation Its office in Doha “no longer serves its purpose.”
Agence France-Presse quoted the source, who requested anonymity: “The Qataris informed the Israelis and Hamas that as long as there was a refusal to negotiate an agreement in good faith, they would not be able to continue mediation. As a result, Hamas’s political office no longer served its purpose.”
Reuters also quoted an informed source as saying that Qatar will withdraw from mediation efforts in the ceasefire negotiations in Gaza until “Hamas and Israel show a real desire to return to the negotiating table.”
The Axios website quoted a senior US administration official as saying that Washington had been informed Qatar The presence of Hamas in Doha is no longer acceptable.
The official added that the American request came after Hamas rejected during the past weeks the latest proposal to reach an agreement regarding detainees in Gaza.
He revealed that Qatari officials submitted this request to Hamas leaders 10 days ago.
On the other hand, the Hamas movement denied, on Saturday, the reports that it was expelled from Qatar, and considered that it was in the field of “tactics and pressure,” according to the American CNN news network.
According to the network, a senior Hamas official said that the reports that Qatar agreed to expel the movement’s officials from Doha were “unfounded” and a “pressure tactic.”
The official added, “Similar allegations were circulated previously without evidence to support them.”
