Turkey and Qatar have quietly expanded their influence in Gaza by mediating the ceasefire and balancing ties with both Hamas and the U.S., positioning themselves as key regional players in a shifting Middle East landscape.
Both nations — aligned with the Muslim Brotherhood–linked Islamic axis — managed to achieve the impossible: supporting Hamas politically and financially while still maintaining U.S. protection and legitimacy.
As the longest war in Israel’s history comes to an end, this episode of “In Our Neighborhood” explores how Qatar and Turkey leveraged the conflict to expand their influence across the Middle East — and what this means for Israel, the U.S., and the region’s future balance of power.
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