Qatar has reportedly informed Hamas leaders they are “not welcome” in the country, according to sources cited by Israeli broadcaster KAN on Friday. The move follows recent pressure from the United States, KAN reported, and comes just days after Donald Trump became the president-elect, ushering a new era of foreign policy into the White House.
For years, Qatar hosted members of Hamas leadership, ostensibly to support dialogue during negotiations, including those around hostage situations. However, three sources familiar with the recent discussions revealed that Qatar’s stance has shifted, telling Hamas leaders to leave the country.
Egyptian sources also told Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar that direct talks with senior Hamas officials have continued, including a recent round of discussions on November 5, coinciding with the U.S. elections.
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NOTE FROM EDITOR
we at the EastMed Strategic Studies Institute feel that Qatar must do much more to prove to the world that it is not any more the hub of terrorist activities. If Qatar thinks that it may fool the International Community by switching tactics, we would like them to know that you can fool somebody once, you can fool many several times, but you cant fool everybody all the time.
We are well aware of the fact that the Muslim Brotherhood is very well and alive in Turkey and that Qatar and Turkey send funds regularly to the bad actors in the Middle East as well as handle the logistics of providing arms to these terrorists.
Both countries MUST provide tangible proof, such as immediately imprisoning all terrorist sympathisers, financiers, supporters and must immediately freeze all the terrorist assets, before they attempt to regain the trust of the international community