As Israel’s political world waits to see the outcome of one ultimatum, their enemy faces another — reportedly. With Israel offering grudging support for an operational pause to swap hostages for prisoners based on the latest US formula, Hamas has taken a week or so to offer a firm response. Yesterday, as John noted, Yahya Sinwar appeared to signal rejection over a refusal by Israel to end the war first and leave Hamas in control of Gaza.
Today, Qatar decided to up the stakes by issuing an ultimatum of its own. Well, not entirely of its own:
Qatar has given Hamas an ultimatum to accept the ceasefire deal proposed by the US and Israel or face expulsion from Doha, according to a report by CNN. …
The US has for months been pressuring Qatar to announce that it will expel Hamas if they don’t accept the ceasefire deal.
According to CNN, this threat has been issued, with Qatar making clear…
