“Hamas is a terrorist group that has killed Americans and continues to hold Americans hostage,” a senior administration official told CNN.
The final impetus for Qatar agreeing to kick Hamas out came recently after the death of American-Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin and Hamas’ rejection of yet another ceasefire proposal.
Exactly when Hamas operatives would be exiled out of Qatar – and where they would go – are unclear.
One US official told CNN the group has not been given an extended amount of time to leave the country.
Earlier this year, the Justice Department charged several senior Hamas leaders over the October 7 terrorist attack on Israel.
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