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Saturday, November 25, 2023
Qatari jet arrives in Israel amid Gaza hostage agreement
In a rare move, a Qatari private jet has landed at Ben Gurion Airport, Hebrew-language media reports.
The flight arrived from Larnaca in Cyprus, the Kan public broadcaster says.
Qatar, which has close ties to Hamas, has played a key role — along with Egypt — in mediating the temporary lull in fighting between Israel and the terror group, in an agreement that has seen the release of hostages held in Gaza since the devastating October 7 assault.
Super rare
Qatari bizjet Landing Tel Aviv probably has to do with the ceasefire for hostages deal pic.twitter.com/R6GQ6e3VLZ— avi scharf (@avischarf) November 25, 2023