Hamas may have to quit political base in Qatar after US ‘demand’
Gulf state under pressure after militant Islamist group rejects latest hostage release proposal • Middle East crisis – live updatesHamas may be forced to close its offices in Qatar, after the US told the tiny Gulf state that allowing the militant Islamist group to have a base there is no longer acceptable.Qatar, a key US partner in the Middle East, has hosted the political office of Hamas for more than a decade and allowed many senior leaders of the organisation to live there. Continue reading...
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Gulf state under pressure after militant Islamist group rejects latest hostage release proposal
• Middle East crisis – live updates
Hamas may be forced to close its offices in Qatar, after the US told the tiny Gulf state that allowing the militant Islamist group to have a base there is no longer acceptable.
Qatar, a key US partner in the Middle East, has hosted the political office of Hamas for more than a decade and allowed many senior leaders of the organisation to live there. Continue reading...
