Qatari PM claims Hamas is open to discussing how it won’t pose a threat to Israel

By Lazar Berman

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12 October 2025, 8:54 pm

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Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

FILE: Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani addresses a press conference following Israeli strikes in Doha on September 9, 2025. (Karim JAAFAR / AFP)

Hamas is willing to talk about changing its stance toward Israel, according to Qatar’s prime minister.

“Hamas are actually open to have a discussion about how they won’t pose a threat for Israel,” Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani tells The New York Times.

However, no Hamas official is willing to confirm the comment to the US newspaper, and the Palestinian terror group, which is sworn to Israel’s destruction, has not agreed to full disarmament.

Mediators chose to avoid negotiations on the most complex issue in talks between Israel and Hamas last week, Thani continues: “If we went for full-package negotiations, we wouldn’t have reached these results.”