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\"\"<\/a>Qatar, Turkey\u2019s Expanding Roles in Gaza Could Strengthen Hamas Infrastructure, Experts Warn<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n

Vilches Arguello<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Heavy machinery operates at a site where searches for deceased hostages kidnapped by Hamas during the Oct, 7, 2023, attack on Israel are underway amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Oct. 19, 2025. Photo: REUTERS\/Ramadan Abed<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

As the fragile ceasefire in Gaza<\/a> appears to hold, experts are warning about the expanding roles of Qatar and Turkey in reconstruction and post-war efforts, amid concerns that their involvement could potentially strengthen Hamas\u2019s terrorist infrastructure.<\/span><\/p>\n

Last week, Qatar\u2019s Minister of International Cooperation, Mariam bint Ali al-Misnad, announced new operations in the Gaza Strip to remove debris and restore infrastructure.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAs part of assistance to Gaza, the State of Qatar has commenced debris removal operations and opening of primary routes,\u201d al-Misnad said in a press conference.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe goal is to restore hope and return life to its normal course,\u201d the Qatari official continued. \u201cWe take pride in belonging to a nation that makes humanity an obligation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Joining several world powers, Qatar has welcomed the US-backed peace plan<\/a> aimed at ending the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, pledging to support reconstruction efforts in the war-torn enclave and to advance the next steps in ceasefire negotiations.<\/span><\/p>\n

Alongside the United States and regional powers, Qatar has served as a ceasefire mediator during the two-year conflict, facilitating indirect negotiations between the Jewish state and Hamas, which has ruled Gaza for nearly two decades.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, Doha has also backed the Palestinian terrorist group for years<\/a>, providing Hamas with money and diplomatic support while hosting and sheltering its top leadership.<\/span><\/p>\n

Amid Qatar\u2019s ongoing reconstruction efforts in Gaza, experts have warned that the heavy mechanical equipment might do more than clear debris and build roads, potentially aiding Hamas in restoring its terrorist infrastructure.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Natalie Ecanow, a senior research analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), a Washington, DC-based think tank, Qatar\u2019s involvement in the ceasefire plan is concerning, largely because of its decades-long relationship with Hamas<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cQatar has long been a political and financial patron of Hamas and has previously signaled that it\u2019s OK with the terror group surviving to rule another day. That\u2019s incompatible with the Israeli and American position,\u201d Ecanow told The Algemeiner<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

As Doha begins debris removal operations in the enclave, Hamas has reportedly requested \u201cspecialized equipment\u201d to recover the remains of deceased Israeli hostages<\/a>, some of whom the Islamist group says cannot be retrieved without such machinery, for transfer to Israel as part of the first phase of the ceasefire deal.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ecanow also argued that Qatar only intensified its push for reconstruction and ceasefire efforts after Israel\u2019s Sept. 9 strike against Hamas leaders in Doha<\/a>, which exposed the country\u2019s vulnerability and prompted it to move quickly on the deal.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe ceasefire is on shaky ground, which isn\u2019t wholly surprising,\u201d Ecanow told The Algemeiner<\/em>. \u201cAt the end of the day, Hamas is a terrorist group that has repeatedly shown little regard for ceasefire deals.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s also important to remember that the hostage release was only one part of a multi-phase plan for Gaza. There were almost certain to be roadblocks along the way,\u201d she continued.<\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Israel is also concerned about Turkey\u2019s potential influence in Gaza after the war<\/a>, given its role as a major international backer of Hamas and its openly hostile stance toward the Jewish state.<\/span><\/p>\n

On Monday, Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Amichai Chikli rejected any possibility of Turkey playing a role in US President Donald Trump\u2019s peace plan.<\/span><\/p>\n

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan \u201cis a sworn enemy of Israel and the West, a jihadist in a suit,\u201d Chikli said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe will not tolerate a Turkish presence, not on our northern border and not on our southern border,\u201d the Israeli official continued, referring to Israel\u2019s borders with the Gaza Strip to the south and Syria to the north.<\/span><\/p>\n

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