Hamas, tragically, has demonstrated that it's not going to engage on that despite the renewed efforts we've made in recent weeks,” Blinken stated.

Qatar agreed in recent weeks to kick Hamas out of its country following a request from the US to do so, capping off months of failed attempts to try to get the militant group – whose top leaders reside in the Qatari capital of Doha – to accept a ceasefire and hostage release deal in the Israel-Hamas war,

The U.S. asked the Qataris about two weeks ago to push Hamas leaders out of Doha after Hamas's latest rejections to ceasefire proposals.