Displaced Palestinians assess the damage after an Israeli strike targeted tents near Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on November 9, 2024. Photo: AFP
A high-ranking Hamas representative informed AFP on Saturday that the group has not been given any indication by Qatar to depart the country, where its political office has been located for several years. "We have no confirmation or denial about what was reported by an unnamed diplomatic source, and we have not received any request to leave Qatar," the official stated from Doha. This came after a diplomatic source revealed to AFP that Qatar had ceased its role as a crucial mediator in negotiating a ceasefire and hostage agreement in Gaza, and had cautioned Hamas that its Doha office was "no longer" fulfilling its intended purpose.
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