Hamas denies Qatari request for Meshaal’s departure

A senior Hamas leader has denied reports that Qatar had asked the group’s political chief, Khaled Meshaal, to leave the Gulf country.

“Reports of Meshaal’s departure from Doha are groundless,” Ezzat al-Rashq told the Anadolu Agency on Tuesday.

A Hamas source in the Gaza Strip likewise dismissed the report.

The source went on to describe the reports as “fabrications.”