Qatar

Qatar seeks to distance itself from Hamas, in wake of Trump election victory


Issue 1194 - 22 Nov 2024 | 11 minute read

Long associated with Muslim Brotherhood-aligned Hamas, Qatar has insisted that it has not ordered the Palestinian militant group to close its Doha office – a key point of contact in Qatar’s now-suspended mediation efforts to end the Gaza conflict – but the Hamas leadership is no longer in the country and is said to be sizing up alternative bases around the region including Türkiye.

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