The Democratic representative said Monday that Qatarwhich is mediating with Egypt in the ceasefire negotiations in Gaza, must inform Hamas that there will be “repercussions” if “Hamas continued to obstruct progress towards the release of the hostages and reaching a temporary ceasefire“.
“Consequences should include cutting off funding to Hamas or refusing to grant Hamas leaders asylum in Doha,” Hoyer added in a statement. “If Qatar fails, In exerting this pressure, the United States must reevaluate its relationship with Qatar“.
Qatar said In response, Hoyer's comments were “unconstructive.”“.
It was stated in the embassy statement “Qatar Only a mediator, we do not control Israel or Hamas. Hamas and Israel are the only ones responsible for reaching an agreement“.
The embassy added “Of course, recent progress is slow, and Rep. Hoyer is not alone in his frustration. But blame and threats are not constructive“.
The statement stated that Qatar It is one of the most prominent non-NATO allies, and 10,000 American soldiers are currently stationed there, and it is the largest American military presence in the Middle East..
He denounced the embassy's statement Also Hoyer's indication that Hamas should not be in Qatar.
The statement said: “It is certainly tempting to do what he suggests and stay away from parties that seem intransigent… but we should remember that Qatar’s role is The mediation only exists because the United States asked us in 2012 to play this role, since Israel and Hamas, unfortunately, refuse to talk to each other directly.“.
Israel says that the Hamas attack on October 7 killed 1,200 people and took 253 hostages. Estimates indicate that 129 hostages remain in Gaza.
The Hamas attack on October 7 prompted Israel to launch a ground and air attack on Gaza, which Palestinian officials say has so far killed more than 33,000 Palestinians..
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