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Hamas Denies Claims Its Leaders Moving From Qatar to Iraq as US Warns Countries Against Hosting Terror Group
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, March 26, 2024. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
The Palestinian terrorist group Hamas has denied a new report saying that the group is planning to move from Doha, Qatar to Baghdad, Iraq.
The National, a newspaper based in the United Arab Emirates, on Monday reported that Hamas leaders, including politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh, and Iraqi officials, including Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani, had reviewed the terrorist organization’s plan to relocate.
According to The National, the Iraqi government approved the move, and Hamas and Iraq had agreed that Iran would be responsible for the Palestinian group’s security in Baghdad. While Hamas rules Gaza and has most of its fighters and members there, Qatar for years has hosted the Islamist organization’s political leadership. Haniyeh, for example, reportedly has an estimated net worth of $4 billion and lives a life of luxury in exile in Doha.
Shortly after The National‘s report, Hamas political bureau member Izzat Al-Rishq denied that the terrorist organization is considering moving from Qatar to Iraq in a statement on the popular messaging platform Telegram. “There is no truth to what Sky News Arabia reported [citing The National Newspaper] of allegations that Hamas plans to leave Qatar and head to Iraq,” he said.
A member of Hamas in Lebanon repeated Al-Rishq’s denial to The National. “We consider this part of the media pressure campaign on the movement to make concession in the negotiations,” the representative said.
In response to reports of Hamas’ potential move to Iraq, US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller warned countries against hosting Hamas officials. “We have made it clear to every government in the region that there should be no business as usual with Hamas after the horrific attacks of Oct. 7. And that applies to everyone,” he told reporters.
On Oct. 7, over 3,000 Hamas-led Palestinian terrorists invaded southern Israel from the Gaza Strip, brutally murdering 1,200 peopleand taking over 250 hostages. In response, Israel launched a defensive war in Gaza to free the hostages, restore security to the Israeli areas near the border known as the Gaza envelope, and to dismantle Hamas’ military and governing capabilities.
Hamas’ alleged move to Iraq could be to avoid increasing pressure from Qatar to accept a ceasefire deal with Israel. Qatar has reportedly threatening to expel Hamas due to the terrorist group’s intransigence in negotiating a deal to end the war in Gaza and release the hostages.
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Harris, Trump Are in Tight Race in Michigan and Wisconsin, NYT/Siena College Opinion Poll Shows
Democratic presidential nominee and US Vice President Kamala Harris waves from the stage on Day 4 of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, US, Aug. 22, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Wurm
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her Republican rival Donald Trump are in a tight race in the key states of Michigan and Wisconsin, according to an opinion poll by the New York Times and Siena College released on Saturday.
The NYT/Siena College poll found that Harris received 48% support among likely voters in Michigan with Trump garnering 47%, while in Wisconsin Harris holds 49% support to Trump’s 47%.
The surveys were conducted by telephone between Sept. 21 to 26, where interviewers spoke with 688 likely voters in Michigan and 680 likely voters in Wisconsin.
The margin for sampling error among likely voters is about plus or minus four percentage points for each poll.
The polls also found that Harris had a lead of nine percentage points over Trump in Nebraska’s Second Congressional District, whose lone electoral vote could be decisive in the Electoral College.
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Regional Politicians, Others React to Killing of Hezbollah’s Nasrallah
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a joint statement to the media in Baghdad, Iraq, April 22, 2024. Photo: AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/Pool via REUTERS
The following are reactions by regional politicians and others to the killing of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut on Friday:
IRAN’S FOREIGN MINISTRY
The ministry said in a statement that Nasrallah’s “path will continue and his goal will be realized in Jerusalem’s liberation”.
YEMEN’S IRAN-ALIGNED HOUTHIS
The group said it mourned the killing of Nasrallah, adding: “The martyrdom … will increase the strength of sacrifice … determination and continuity.”
MOHAMMED SHIA AL-SUDANI, IRAQ’S PRIME MINISTER
He said the killing of Nasrallah showed “the reckless desire to expand the conflict at the expense of all the peoples of the region and their security and stability.”
HERZI HALEVI, ISRAEL’S CHIEF OF THE GENERAL STAFF
“Nasrallah indiscriminately murdered Israeli civilians and aimed to end this war with the destruction of the State of Israel. We made sure that did not occur. We eliminated him, and we will continue to grow stronger. Hezbollah has murdered innocent people worldwide, hiding his weapons under the homes of families, women and children and turning them into human shields. As we have shown, we will not allow such a threat to our citizens. We are determined to continue destroying the Hezbollah terrorist organization and to keep fighting.”
MOQTADA EL SADR, IRAQI SHI’ITE MUSLIM POLITICIAN
He said he mourned Nasrallah as “his companion in resistance”.
GEBRAN BASSIL, LEADING LEBANESE CHRISTIAN POLITICIAN
He said he mourned the death of Nasrallah as a major loss and said it was a hard time for all Lebanese, adding: “In the face of the Israeli enemy, we have no choice but to be together as Lebanese.”
MICHEL AOUN, FORMER LEBANESE PRESIDENT
In a statement mourning Nasrallah, he referred to “the dangers our country is witnessing as a result of the ongoing Israeli aggression which requires rising to the highest level of national solidarity that protects and fortifies our unity because that is the true salvation”.
SAAD AL-HARIRI, FORMER LEBANESE PRIME MINISTER
“The assassination of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has plunged Lebanon and the region into a new phase of violence. It is a cowardly act condemned in its entirety by us, who paid dearly for the lives of our loved ones when assassination became an alternative to politics. May God have mercy on Sayyed Hassan and my sincere condolences to his family and comrades. We often disagreed with the deceased and his party and met a few times, but Lebanon was everyone’s tent. In this extremely difficult phase, our unity and solidarity remain the foundation.”
TURKISH PRESIDENT TAYYIP ERDOGAN
In a post on X after the killing of Nasrallah but which did not name him, Erdogan said he condemned recent attacks in Lebanon as part of what he called an Israeli policy of “genocide, occupation, and invasion” and said the Muslim world should show a more “determined” stance.
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Iran’s Khamenei: ‘Zionist Criminals Too Weak to Succeed Again the Resistance’
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with a group of students in Tehran, Iran, Nov. 2, 2022. Photo: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS
i24 News – Responding on Saturday to the assassination by Israel of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has delivered familiar staples of Islamist rhetoric.
“The killing of defenseless civilians in Lebanon,” he said, “has once again revealed the savage nature of the rabid Zionists to everyone. On the other hand, it has proven how shortsighted and insane the policies of the leaders of the occupying regime are.”
The cleric inveighed against “the terrorist gang ruling the Zionist regime” that “hasn’t learned from its yearlong criminal war in Gaza & doesn’t understand the massacre of women, children and civilians cannot hurt the strong structure of Resistance or bring it to its knees. Now they’re testing the same absurd policy in Lebanon.”
“The Zionist criminals need to know that they are far too weak to be able to inflict any significant damage on the solid structure of Lebanon’s Hezbollah. All the Resistance forces in the region stand with and support Hezbollah. The Resistance forces will determine the fate of this region with the honorable Hezbollah leading the way.”
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