Expulsion from Qatar would force Hamas to relocate its Politburo, but political constraints and the threat of extensive Israeli assassinations could lead the group's senior leadership to decentralize and eventually fragment, which would hamper ceasefire and hostage negotiations with Israel and weaken Hamas' strategic coherence. On Nov. 9, various media outlets reported that Qatar had agreed to expel Hamas from the country at the United States' request, fueling speculation that the Palestinian militant group would be forced to find a new home base for its Politburo, which has operated out of Doha for over a decade. The details of when this expulsion would occur and where Hamas' political wing would relocate were unclear. But while the group's office in Doha officially remains open, several senior Hamas members have reportedly already left Qatar, with reports indicating some have temporarily resettled in Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Algeria, Russia and China....
