Qatar's foreign ministry clarified that the Hamas political office in Doha has not been closed permanently. The statement comes amid reports suggesting otherwise. Qatari spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari stated that while the Hamas negotiating team leaders are not currently in Doha,

Hamas negotiators are not in Doha but the Palestinian militant group's office there has not been permanently closed, Qatar said on Tuesday."The leaders of Hamas that are within the negotiating team are now not in Doha,

The Biden administration has warned Turkey against hosting members of Hamas' leadership, after reports emerged that several senior members of Hamas left Qatar for Ankara last week. Asked about reports that the Turkish government was hosting the leadership of the organisation's political wing,

Hamas negotiators are not in Doha but the Palestinian militant group's office there has not been permanently closed, Qatar has said

Ankara, where many politburo members already live with their families, is a logical landing spot after Doha pulled out of talks, but Turkey risks running afoul of Biden administration The post Hamas officials booted by Qatar last week,

Senior members of Hamas's leadership outside of Gaza have been in Turkey in recent days, Israeli state broadcaster KAN reported on Sunday. This latest report comes after an American source confirmed to the news outlet earlier this month that Qatar had agreed to remove Hamas from its territory.