Saudi Arabia, along with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt, have cut ties with Qatar and moved to isolate the Gulf nation, accusing it of supporting terrorism and aligning with Iran. According to the report, the list was preliminary and the goal of Qatar's request was to shore up US support for Qatar in case of an escalation in the crisis between Qatar and Saudi Arabia and the Qatari fear that Saudi Arabia will support a coup in Qatar against the current leader, Sheikh Tamim Althani.
"Hamas feels it owes Qatar gratitude because of its political and financial support all these years", he said.
The report did not say the number of Hamas officials who have been expelled, but note that the Palestinian organisation denies that its officials have been asked to leave.
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir on Tuesday demanded that Qatar cut ties with the Hamas Palestinian terror group as a prerequisite to restoring ties with Gulf states.
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In a sign that Hamas has been under pressure from Qatar to moderate its positions, the group unveiled a new policy document at an event in Doha last month, distancing itself from the Muslim Brotherhood.
While the embargo against Qatar is meant to bring it into closer alignment with its neighbors and into the anti-Iran front, the midterm goal may well be to drive Hamas from power in Gaza, unifying the Palestinians under a pliant Fatah that will be economically and politically dependent on a united front of Gulf powers and paymasters. A top Emirati diplomat, meanwhile, said "there's nothing to negotiate" with Qatar.
"In Riyadh, Trump lumped Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhood, the Islamic State and al Qaeda together and this was perceived as giving a green light to [the Arab states] to go the extra step against the Moslem Brotherhood and Hamas and its primary sponsor Qatar", he said. "Leaders pointed to Qatar - look!"
"A Palestinian was mortally wounded by Israeli shots during clashes on the Gaza border", said health ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra. Gaza's electricity is provided by Israel and the Palestinian Authority, who pays for the bill, announced that it would stop doing so, which could escalate towards violence and lead to a humanitarian crisis within the Gaza Strip.
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