Arab World Hamas Was Not Asked to Leave Doha, but 'Notified' of US Request for Its Expulsion A file photo of two Palestinian fighters from the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas movement, participating in a military parade near the border with Israel in central Gaza Strip, July 19, 2023 (Reuters). Asharq Al Awsat 9 November 2024 A senior Hamas source confirmed that the movement has not received a request from Qatar to leave Doha, despite multiple reports that claimed so, however, he said the movement was informed of the US request in this regard. The source told Asharq Al-Awsat that the movement was made aware of a US request and mounting pressure for its expulsion, but the Qatari government has not made any request from the movement's leaders. The source added: "This has happened several times before, and it seems to be a form of US pressure aimed at forcing the movement to make concessions in the stalled ceasefire negotiations in Gaza." Also, a senior Hamas official told AFP on Saturday that the militant group had received no indication from Qatar that it should leave the country, where its political office has been based for years. "We have nothing to confirm or deny regarding what was published by an unidentified diplomatic source and we have not received any request to leave Qatar," the official said from Doha. Earlier, a diplomatic source told AFP on Saturday that "the Qataris informed both the Israelis and Hamas that as long as there is a refusal to negotiate a deal in good faith, they cannot continue to mediate." "As a consequence, the Hamas political office no longer serves its purpose," the source said on condition of anonymity. Qatar, which is home to a major US military base, has hosted Hamas's political leadership since 2012 with Washington's blessing. During the talks after Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel last year, both Qatari and US officials indicated that the militant group would remain in Doha as long as its presence offered a viable channel of communication.
3 hours ago https://www.trtworld.com/us-and-can...playing-spoiler-in-iran-us-relations-18230409 Tehran accuses Israel of playing spoiler in Iran-US relations AP Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said earlier that the claim was a "repulsive" plot by Israel to "complicate matters between America and Iran. / Photo: AP Archive Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has denied US charges that Tehran was linked to an alleged plot to kill Donald Trump and claimed it was a "repulsive" plot by Israel to complicate matters between America and Iran. "Now a new scenario is fabricated as a killer does not exist in reality, scriptwriters are brought in to manufacture a third-rate comedy," Araqchi said on Saturday in a post on X. He was referring to the alleged plot which Washington said was ordered by Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard to assassinate Trump, who won Tuesday's presidential election and takes office in January. "The American people have made their decision. And Iran respects their right to elect the President of their choice. The path forward is also a choice. It begins with respect," Araqchi said. "Iran is not after nuclear weapons, period. Confidence-building is needed from both sides. It is not a one-way street," he added. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said earlier that the claim was a "repulsive" plot by Israel to "complicate matters between America and Iran".
Ethnic cleansing taking place during news void in north Gaza: Media group The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) says Israel has stepped up systematic attacks on journalists and media infrastructure since the start of its northern Gaza campaign. Israeli strikes killed at least five journalists in October and Israeli forces began a smear campaign against six Al Jazeera journalists reporting on the north, it said. “There are now almost no professional journalists left in the north to document what several international institutions have described as an ethnic cleansing campaign. Israel has not allowed international media independent access to Gaza in the 13 months since the war began,” CPJ said in a statement. “It seems clear that the systematic attacks on the media and campaign to discredit those few journalists who remain is a deliberate tactic to prevent the world from seeing what Israel is doing there,” said CPJ Program Director Carlos Martinez de la Serna. “Reporters are crucial in bearing witness during a war, without them the world won’t be able to write history.” https://www.aljazeera.com/
With Biden losing the election, Biden losing any credibility he had with gaining peace deals, Biden out of favor with Netanyahu, this is what I'd do if I were Biden..... "This Gaza adventure has been a fucking disaster, hey Bibi I have a great idea, stick your war up your ass, I'm turning off the taps!" The only problem with that dream, Biden doesn't have control of the American political show levers, Israel does. Biden and congress are just the puppets.
Meanwhile the clown and pony show of a war, the only REAL war is Netanyahu continually stirring the pot so he remains in power as long as possible and out of reach of a corruption trial. All the do gooders rooting for Israel too stupid to see that. Are you there troll @gwb-trading ?
Hamas treatment of older hostages 'one of most severe examples of elder abuse’ - study The researchers described the extreme “pre-morbid” vulnerability of older hostages along with the additional data on their clinical situation and extreme stresses to which they are being subjected. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-828287
Since 2005 Hamas has killed more Palestinian civilians in Gaza than the IDF ever has. Normally Hamas tortured these civilians before executing them -- thousands upon thousands of them. Hamas proudly filmed videos of their torture sessions. WATCH: Hamas brutally tortures Gazans, IDF footage reveals The materials were recovered by IDF soldiers during operations in the Gaza Strip. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-828381 The IDF published over 45 minutes of footage depicting Hamas terrorists torturing Gazan civilians on Sunday. A Hamas terrorist tortures a Gazan civilian. During ground operations in the Gaza Strip, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Israel Security Agency (ISA) forces uncovered videos showing severe abuses perpetrated by the Hamas terrorist organization against the civilian population in the Gaza Strip. The materials reveal Hamas’s brutal methods of interrogating civilians, violating human rights, and systematically oppressing residents suspected of opposing the organization’s rule. A Hamas terrorist tortures a Gazan civilian. Instilling fear in the local population The videos, controlled by Hamas’s security apparatus, document activities at Outpost 17 in the Gaza Strip, where interrogations of civilians suspected of opposing Hamas are conducted. These materials expose the methods used by the Hamas terrorist organization to govern the Gaza Strip, instill fear, harm vulnerable civilians, and suppress freedom of expression. IDF and ISA forces are continuing their activities in the Gaza Strip to locate and dismantle terrorist infrastructure. The footage is understood to be from the years 2018-2020 and was uncovered in the Gaza Strip during operations (Article has video)