Sources to CNN: Qatar agrees to expel Hamas at America’s request

(CNN)– American and Qatari sources told the network CNNIn recent weeks, Qatar agreed to expel Hamas from its territory at the request of the United States, ending months of efforts to failed to convince the armed movement, whose senior leaders live in the Qatari capital, Doha, to accept a truce and release its hostages in Gaza.

With efforts to stop the war between Israel and Hamas, a priority for US President Joe Biden, American officials told their Qatari counterparts two weeks ago about the need to stop to give shelter to Hamas in their capital, Qatar agreed and he contacted Hamas about a week ago..

A senior US administration official told…CNN: “Hamas is a terrorist organization that has killed Americans and is still holding Americans hostage, and after rejecting several proposals to release the hostages, it cannot be welcomed on their leaders in the capitals of any American partner. “

Throughout the war and negotiations to return the guards to America, American officials asked Qatar to use the threat of expulsion as leverage in their negotiations with Hamas..

Qatar’s latest push for agreeing to expel Hamas came recently after the death of American-Israeli host Hersh Goldberg Pauline and Hamas’ repeated rejection of the cease-fire proposal..

Qatar has been heavily involved in efforts over the past year to try to secure a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas, partly due to the presence of senior members of the movement in Doha. , and major talks were held in the Qatari capital. for this reason..

It is unclear when exactly Hamas members will be expelled from Qatar and where they will go.

An American official told…CNN It didn’t take long for the movement to leave the country.

Although Turkey is seen as a possible option, the United States is unlikely to agree to this position for the same reasons that it does not want Qatar to give asylum to the leadership of Hamas..

Earlier this year, the US Department of Justice indicted several senior Hamas leaders over the October 7 attack on Israel..

At least one of those defendants, Khaled Mashal, is believed to be living in Qatar.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken asked Qatar over the summer to warn Hamas that it would face the risk of being expelled from Doha if the movement did not agree to end the war in Gaza..