Hamas has good relations with Iran and Turkey, and some of its leaders are now in Lebanon.
, it said on Saturday, after growing frustration with the lack of progress on a cease-fire deal for Gaza.
Qatar told Hamas it will have to leave if it isn't ready to engage in serious negotiations, the source said. Hamas has repeatedly called for an end to the war and a full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza as a condition for any cease-fire deal. Israel seeks the return of all hostages taken in Hamas' October 7, 2023, attack on Israel and insists on a presence in Gaza.The Israeli prime minister's office had no comment.
An Israeli airstrike on the southern port city of Tyre late on Friday killed at least seven, officials and a resident said. Two local journalists, a pregnant woman and a child were among the dead, it said. Israel's army said the strike targeted a militant belonging to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group, offering no evidence.
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