Hamas Leaders Plan To Flee to Iraq From Qatar as Pressure To Accept Cease-Fire Deal Mounts: Report

Iran, which maintains de facto control over Iraq despite the American presence there, has reportedly ensured the safety of Hamas’s leaders should they relocate.

Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, meets with the leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, center, and his deputy Saleh al Arouri, at Tehran, June 21, 2023. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP

The exiled leadership of Hamas plans to flee Qatar to seek safety in Iraq as pressure mounts on key figures to accept the proposed ceasefire deal first outlined by President Biden that would allow for the release of hostages and a cessation of hostilities. 

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