Ahmad 
The Palestinian Hamas movement has begun searching for at least two states to transfer its political leaders to, due to pressure on the group in Egypt and Qatar.
The Wall Street Journal pointed out that the movement has communicated with at least two countries in the region without naming them, as a result of pressure on the movement from Egyptian and Qatari mediators to ease the terms of negotiations with Israel.
The newspaper stressed that Hamas’s move aims to end the state of pressure carried out by mediators to influence the movement’s conditions to stop the Israeli operation on Gaza, noting that the talks are stalled as a result of growing mistrust between Hamas and negotiators.
State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said earlier that Israel had come “a long way” but that “Hamas is the obstacle to reaching an agreement” that would lead to a cessation of fighting in Gaza and the release of hostages.
He added: “Israel has come a long way in presenting this proposal, and there was an agreement on the table that would achieve many of the demands that Hamas wants to achieve, and it did not conclude that agreement.”
Miller said the United States was still seeking an agreement that would allow a ceasefire for at least six weeks and more aid to enter Gaza.
Hamas rejected the latest proposal for a deal, saying any new hostage deal must end the Gaza war and include the withdrawal of all Israeli forces.
Egypt defeats Burkina Faso in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers