Even after that, Hamas considered Qatar safe, because it is the site of the U.S.-backed negotiations over the war in Gaza, and as long as Israel’s closest ally was encouraging talks, Israel would need a living Hamas member to avoid a one-sided conversation. Just this weekend, he suggested that Hamas’s negotiators mull a deal he had proposed to them, according to which all of the Israeli hostages would be released in exchange for a cease-fire and the release of many Palestinian prisoners. The United States needed Qatar to deal with the Taliban, because the Taliban and the United States shared a goal of getting the United States out of Afghanistan.
Author: Graeme Wood
Published at: 2025-09-09 22:17:00
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