Qatar agreed in recent weeks to kick Hamas out of its country following a request from the US to do so, capping off months of failed attempts to try to get the militant group – whose top leaders reside in the Qatari capital of Doha – to accept a ceasefire and hostage release deal in the Israel-Hamas war,

Qatar's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson has reacted to the media reports about the closure of Hamas political bureau office in Doha.

It will not return as a mediator until both sides show ‘a sincere willingness to return to the negotiating table’.