Hamas leadership considering leaving Qatar: How will this affect the release of the Hostages?

• Published date: 20 April 2024
• Author: INBAR NAAMAN
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

According to the report, sources in the Arab world said that in recent days, Hamas has been holding talks with two Arab countries and noted that one of them is Oman

As you may recall, in recent years, with the accession of Arab countries to the Abraham Accords, Israel has also had contacts with Oman, and last year, Muscat approved Israeli flights to pass through its airspace. However, this decision was canceled with the outbreak of war on October 7th.

If the leadership of Hamas leaves Qatar, there is a fear that the crisis in relations will cause the collapse of the contacts for the release of Israeli hostages from the captivity of Hamas, in which Qatar serves as a central mediator.

Earlier this week, as mentioned, the Prime Minister of Qatar, Muhammad al-Thani, announced that his country is "re-examining its position as a mediator between Israel and Gaza."

"Our position is being misused by politicians for their own purposes," said Al-Thani, his words come a few days after Hamas announced once again that the current outline for the hostage deal is not acceptable to it.

Al-Thani also said, "We had extensive contacts with Tehran and Washington to prevent any escalation. We hear from all the parties in the region that they do not want war - the...