Terror group's political bureau serves no purpose in absence of negotiations, Qatari foreign ministry spokesman tells reporters, but no decision yet on shutting it down permanently

A Palestinian official says they are keeping their locations secret to avoid embarrassing host states.

Following recent reports that Qatar has asked Hamas leaders to leave the country, Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesman explains that there is no need for them to be in Doha as long as negotiations on a ceasefire are frozen.

Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the Hamas political bureau in Doha has not been permanently closed. The political office of the Palestinian movement Hamas in Doha has not

DOHA: Hamas negotiators are not in Doha but their office has not been permanently closed, Qatar said on Tuesday following speculation that the Palestinian group had been ordered out of the Qatari capital.

Hamas officials have left the Qatari capital Doha, but the Palestinian group's office in the Gulf country has not yet been closed down, a Qatari foreign ministry spokesman said. "The leaders of Hamas that are within the negotiating team are now not in Doha,