DUBAI, November 9. /TASS/. The leadership of the radical Palestinian movement Hamas, whose political office is based in Doha, has not received any official notification from the Qatari authorities about the need to leave the country, the Asharq TV channel reported, citing a spokesman.

"We can neither confirm nor deny the information attributed to an unnamed diplomatic source. The movement has not received any official or direct request to leave Qatar," the channel quoted the Hamas representative as saying.

Earlier, the AFP news agency reported that the Qatari side had refused to mediate between Israel and Hamas, so the Hamas office in Doha "no longer serves its purpose." However, according to the news agency, the source did not specify whether the Qatari authorities plan to close the office and whether the movement will maintain its presence in Qatar.

Hamas' political office has been operating in Doha since 2012, when the movement's leadership was forced to leave its headquarters in Damascus due to the Syrian war. Qatar has provided political asylum to Hamas leaders, becoming a platform for the movement's representation abroad.