DOHA: While avoiding mediation for a cease-fire in Gaza, Qatar has also warned Hamas about the political office in Doha.
Foreign news agency AFP, citing diplomatic sources, has said that Qatar has withdrawn as the main mediator for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of detainees.
The report claims that Qatar has also warned Hamas that its political office in Doha will no longer be able to continue its activities.
Qatari officials have informed both Israel and Hamas that it can no longer mediate because of its refusal to negotiate a goodwill agreement, diplomatic sources said on condition of anonymity.
Referring to the Qatari authorities, he further said that Hamas has also been informed that as a result of this development, the political office of Hamas will not be used for activities.
Earlier, the American official told the news agency Reuters in an interview that the United States has demanded that Qatar expel the leadership of Hamas for rejecting the agreement on the release of the captured Israelis by Hamas.
He said that Qatar has been told clearly that the presence of Hamas in Doha is no longer acceptable.
The US official said Hamas leaders should no longer be welcome in any US ally after repeatedly rejecting offers to release Israeli prisoners.
An international media report claimed that Qatar had informed Hamas a week ago that it was time to close the Hamas office in Doha, while Hamas leaders denied such reports that Qatari authorities had They have been asked to leave the country.
It should be noted that Qatar, together with Egypt and the United States, undertook to mediate for a ceasefire in Gaza, and due to the casualties and financial losses in the Gaza war that started on October 7 last year, efforts are ongoing for a ceasefire. were kept
The talks have been attended by the political office of Hamas in Doha, while Hamas unilaterally rejected the US proposal to release Israeli prisoners and demanded a full ceasefire agreement in Gaza. .
Israel, on the other hand, refused a complete ceasefire in Gaza and only agreed to a ceasefire of one to two days.
