- In a statement Sept. 15, Hamas officially announced the resumption of diplomatic relations with the Syrian government after a decadelong hiatus caused by the Islamist movement’s support for the 2011 Syrian revolution.
- The source noted, “Hamas still prefers that its main office remain abroad and that its current head — Ismail Haniyeh — stay in Qatar, due to several political and security considerations, the most important of which is that the world views Qatar as a moderate country, and this serves Hamas”.
- The source added, “Also, the security situation in Syria remains precarious with the ongoing sporadic Israeli airstrikes on the capital and several Syrian towns.
<span>Hamas normalizes ties with Syria under Iranian mediation</span>
