Did Qatar tell Hamas to leave their country in anticipation of a change of course under Donald Trump? Did the Biden administration tell Qatar to give Hamas the boot?
Has Hamas been told to leave at all?
The abrupt change in Qatar’s position with Hamas’ billionaire-leadership class came so quickly after the election that it appeared to reflect a desire to align with Trump. Not so, the White House told CNN overnight. The current administration has decided to cut bait on negotiations, they claim:
Qatar agreed in recent weeks to kick Hamas out of its country following a request from the US to do so, capping off months of failed attempts to try to get the militant group – whose top leaders reside in the Qatari capital of Doha – to accept a ceasefire and hostage release deal in the Israel-Hamas war, US and Qatari sources told CNN.
With efforts to pause the war…
