Back الدعم القطري لحماس Arabic Qətərin HƏMAS-a dəstəyi Azerbaijani תמיכת קטר בחמאס HE Sokongan Qatar untuk Hamas Malay Поддержка Катаром ХАМАСа Russian
Qatar has been a key financial supporter of the Palestinian militant organization Hamas, transferring more than $1.8 billion to Hamas over the years.[1][2] In consultation with the U.S. and Israeli governments, $30 million were transferred monthly to Hamas, according to a Qatari official interviewed by Der Spiegel in 2023.[3]
The United States requested in 2011 that Qatar provide a base for the Hamas leadership to ease communications with the group.[3] From 2012, Qatar hosted the Hamas party leadership when Hamas head Khaled Mashal relocated from Syria to Qatar.[4] The former head of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, had resided in Doha since 2016 until his death in 2024.[5] Qatar has been called Hamas' most important financial backer and foreign ally.[6][7]
From 2018 to 2023, Israel's government enabled and approved of the Qatari support for Hamas for political reasons.[8]
In May 2024, it was reported that the United States had urged Qatar to remove Hamas leaders from its territory if they declined to agree to a hostage deal with Israel.[9][10] Later, it was reported that Qatar is reviewing the future of Hamas' office in Doha as part of a broader evaluation of its role as a mediator in the Israel–Hamas war.[11] In November 2024, it was reported following another Hamas rejection of a ceasefire deal, Qatar quit mediation between Israel and Hamas and reportedly ordered the group to leave the country following U.S. pressure. However, Qatar and Hamas denied the report.[12]
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- ^ a b Koelbl, Susanne (2023-11-02). "NATO Partner and Hamas Host". Der Spiegel. ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
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- ^ "Shadowy Hamas official with ties to Iran tapped to lead Gaza". The Times of Israel. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "Who is Hamas? Who supports Hamas? What you need to know". Deutsche Welle. May 15, 2021. Archived from the original on November 14, 2023. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- ^ "Hamas is feeling the pain of Qatar's crisis, and is looking to Egypt for help". Los Angeles Times. June 19, 2017. Archived from the original on November 21, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
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- ^ Haaretz (2024-05-04). "Report: U.S. tells Qatar to expel Hamas leaders if they refuse Gaza cease-fire deal". Haaretz. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ Mils, Andrew (2024-04-05). "Qatar considers future of Hamas office in Doha".
- ^ "Qatar ends mediation efforts between Israel and Hamas, citing lack of good-faith negotiations". NBC News. 9 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.