Hamas planning to shift Qatar office to Oman

Palestinian resistant group Hamas is considering leaving the Qatar office due to international pressure on Qatar, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

According to details, Hamas leadership has initiated discussions with authorities of Oman to shift its office there as Qatar was exerting huge pressure on the group’s leadership to sign ceasefire agreement with Israel which Hamas has resisted so far.

Some experts said Hamas leaders were leaving Qatar as US lawmakers press Qatar to broker ceasefire negotiations, which appeared to have failed.

If Hamas leaders, amid heightened tensions between Israel and Palestine, vacate their political office in Qatar, it could jeopardize the breakthrough talks revolving around the exchange of Israeli and Palestinian prisoners.

Since 2012, political leaders of Hamas, including Ismail Haniyeh, have been based in Doha, the capital of Qatar, where the group’s political bureau leads most of the negotiations with Israel and its allies.

The talks between Hamas and Israel regarding ceasefire agreement are currently on hold, with hardly any prospects for their resumption anytime soon as mistrust between Hamas and negotiators is growing.