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Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/08/politics/qatar-hamas-doha-us-request/index.html
Qatar Agrees to Expel Hamas following U.S. Request
(CNN) M.J. Lee - Qatar agreed in recent weeks to kick Hamas out of its country following a request from the U.S. to do so, capping months of failed attempts to get Hamas - whose top leaders reside in the Qatari capital of Doha - to accept a ceasefire and hostage release deal, U.S. and Qatari sources told CNN. U.S. officials informed Qatar two weeks ago that they must stop giving Hamas refuge in their capital; Qatar agreed and gave Hamas notice a week ago. "Hamas is a terrorist group that has killed Americans and continues to hold Americans hostage," a senior administration official told CNN. "After rejecting repeated proposals to release hostages, its leaders should no longer be welcome in the capitals of any American partner."