Qatar is a Middle East emirate located along the Persian Gulf, bordering Saudi Arabia.
This wealthy kingdom is governed by the House of Thani and is a major regional power with considerable influence in both regional and global affairs.
Aside from its wealth in the energy industry, Qatar has also been very successful in business and overseas investments, with the country being the largest property owner in London, among other notable achievements. It is also famous for its global media conglomerate, Al Jazeera, based in the Qatari capital city of Doha.
This comes following reports that senior members of Hamas's leadership outside of Gaza have been in Turkey in recent days.
This latest report comes after an American source confirmed to the KAN this month that Qatar had agreed to expel Hamas.
Hostages, like my son Itay and the other 101 hostages who are held captive in Hamas dungeons, remain secondary still.
In an interview with the Jerusalem Post, Dr. Einat Wilf, a political scientist and former MK, slams Qatar for their sponsoring of Hamas.
“Hamas, tragically, has demonstrated that it's not going to engage on that despite the renewed efforts we've made in recent weeks,” Blinken stated.
Expert Eyal Ofer suggests Israel bypass Qatari mediation, engage directly with hostage holders, and leverage Egypt's growing role in negotiations.
Sullivan laid the blame squarely on Hamas, clarifying that the issue was that the group simply didn’t want to make a deal under any terms.
US, Britain launch raids on Yemeni capital • Qatar pulls out of deal mediation
Qatar is arguing that it won’t act as a mediator any longer, threatening the fate of the hostages because a deal would be harder without Doha in the middle.
A senior Biden administration official told 'The Jerusalem Post' that the US will pursue several initiatives to ensure the release of the hostages.
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