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Sun 03 Dec 2023 9:23 pm - Jerusalem Time
Politico: Have the last days come for the Hamas office in Qatar?
The American newspaper "Politico" published that after the "Hamas" movement releases all its prisoners, the administration of the American President Biden will consider its request to Qatar to close the movement's office in the country.
The newspaper reported that "serious internal talks are expected about whether Qatar will be claimed, as stated by three American officials, and the early indications are that Hamas will have to find a new home."
A senior administration official was quoted as saying: "We have made it clear that after October 7, there can be no more business as usual with Hamas... This is a discussion we will continue to have with the partners in the region."
The newspaper pointed out that "Qatar's ambassador to the United States said that the office moved to Doha after a request from Washington to establish indirect lines of communication with Hamas."
According to what "Politico" followed, "If the United States had requested that a Hamas office operate in Qatar, it could effectively order its closure and expel its leadership, and Qatar may reject the request, but American officials and experts say that Doha will comply with Washington's wishes."
And according to the newspaper, "American officials believe that the channel has proven its importance, and some have expressed their fear that Hamas, if expelled, could find a home in a more hostile country such as Syria or Iran, but these fears do not overshadow the prevailing feeling in Washington that the current situation Unsustainable".
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Politico: Have the last days come for the Hamas office in Qatar?