Qatar told the U.S. it was open to reconsidering the presence of Hamas in Qatar once a crisis is resolved to secure the release of scores of hostages taken to Gaza by the Palestinian militant group, a senior U.S. official said on Friday.
The understanding, first reported by the Washington Post, was reached at a meeting in Doha this month between U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, the official said.leading mediation talks
The wealthy gas-producer country has also been instrumental in negotiating with Hamas the safe passage of Americans stuck in Gaza and the opening of the border crossing with Egypt to allow humanitarian aid into the enclave under Israeli blockade.Qatar's role and the Hamas presence in Qatar have faced criticism in Congress. A bipartisan group of 113 U.S. lawmakers on Oct. 16 sent a letter to President Joe Biden asking him to put pressure on countries who support Hamas, including Qatar.
Hamas opened its political office in Doha in 2012 and several Hamas officials including the group's leader Ismail Haniyeh and former head Khaled Meshaal regularly spend time in Doha."no more business as usual" with Hamas, when asked if the U.S. wanted Doha to shut Hamas' political office. The United States issued sanctions this month aimed at disrupting funding for Hamas after its deadly attack in Israel, singling out people involved in its investment portfolio and a Gaza-based cryptocurrency exchange among other targets.
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