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Hamas-Qatar relations

Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani speaks during the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos on January 20, 2026. (Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
September 26, 2026, 9:39 pm
Qatari PM says Netanyahu is ‘biggest obstacle’ to fulfilling Gaza peace plan
Al-Thani says Israel acting in opposition to US-brokered plan ‘for the gain of the prime minister’; Netanyahu aide said to meet Qatari official in New York day before PM denounced Doha at UN
By ToI Staff
L: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, September 24, 2026. R: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks to the press in July 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)
September 25, 2026, 2:24 am
Mamdani hits back at Netanyahu after UN speech, says PM trying to ‘sanitize his genocide’
NYC mayor says PM spread ‘baseless lies’ after he accused Mamdani of being friendly with Hamas; address also angers Qatar, prompting it to defend record as Israel-Hamas mediator
By ToI Staff
Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani meets with US President Donald Trump, not seen, during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit, June 16, 2026, in Evian-les-Bains, France. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
September 22, 2026, 3:40 pm
Qatar says its aid did not fund Hamas, and if it did, ‘Israel is responsible’
Statement responds to New Yorker story saying Doha’s payments to Gaza ‘helped buy’ terror group’s pre-Oct. 7 arms buildup; Qatar: Money was for civilians and was overseen by Israel
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits a restaurant in the northern city of Safed, September 9, 2026. (David Cohen/Flash90)
September 19, 2026, 7:45 pm
Netanyahu under fire after report he was repeatedly warned Qatar was funding Hamas military wing
Yedioth Ahronoth says Israeli agencies and Egypt all told PM the Qatari funding he backed was building terror group’s war machine; Israeli intel also uncovered separate covert money channel to terror group
By ToI Staff
Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani waves to the crowd as he arrives with senior Hamas officials for a cornerstone-laying ceremony of a Qatari funded rehabilitation center in Gaza City, October 23, 2012. (Hatem Moussa/ Pool photo via AP)
July 12, 2026, 12:01 pm
Qatar’s former ruler Sheikh Hamad dies at 74; created Al Jazeera, funded Hamas’s Gaza
State news agency gives no cause for passing of sports-loving leader who made tiny Persian Gulf nation a global player in diplomacy, media and investment, then handed over power to son
By Jon Gambrell
Ra'am chairman Mansour Abbas speaks in an interview with Channel 12 news aired on February 14, 2026. (Screenshot/Channel 12)
February 15, 2026, 4:16 am
Mansour Abbas says foreign-linked actors pressured him to ally with Netanyahu in 2021
Ra’am party head hints that Qatar wanted PM in power over perceived dovishness on Hamas; Bennett reacts by claiming ‘Sinwar preferred Netanyahu because Netanyahu is good for Hamas’
By Charlie Summers
Hamas gunmen accompanied by members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) head to the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City to search for the remains of deceased hostages, December 8, 2025. (Jehad Alshrafi/AP)
January 19, 2026, 10:36 am
Israel said worried Hamas is emboldened by Trump’s Gaza plan, is looking to rebuild
Security officials have reportedly warned that the inclusion of Turkey, Qatar on Gaza Executive Board motivates Hamas to model itself after Hezbollah and hold onto its weapons
By ToI Staff
Qatari envoy Mohammed Al-Emadi leaves a press conference at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, on February 19, 2018. (AFP/Mohammed Abed)
January 2, 2026, 12:23 pm
Israel asked Qatar to boost financial assistance to Gaza a month before Oct. 7 — report
Israeli officials said to have asked Doha’s Mohammed al-Emadi to buy more Egyptian fuel to fund Hamas regime, thinking terror group wanted economic relief in exchange for quiet
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A German police officer stands guard in front of the synagogue in Frankfurt, Germany, November 8, 2023. (AP/Michael Probst)
November 19, 2025, 11:24 pm
Mossad says foiled Hamas terror plots in Europe were planned in Qatar, maybe Turkey
Spy agency probe finds that guns seized in Austria last month belonged to son of Hamas political leader, who likely got green-light for attack from his father while in Doha
By Lazar Berman
Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin al-Thani speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations on October 29, 2025. (Screenshot/YouTube)
October 29, 2025, 10:11 pm
Qatari PM indicates Hamas violated Gaza ceasefire with deadly attack on IDF
Speaking in New York, al-Thani also says Doha pushing terror group to acknowledge need for disarmament, criticizes Israel’s treatment of Palestinian prisoners
By Jacob Magid
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani gestures next to US President Donald Trump at Al Udeid Air Base, May 15, 2025, in Doha, Qatar. (AP/Alex Brandon)
September 30, 2025, 5:33 pm
Why Qatar is the big winner of Trump’s plan to end the war in Gaza
The failed Israeli attack in Doha and Netanyahu’s apology have boosted the clout of the tiny, immensely wealthy Gulf state, while Trump has handed it carte blanche for deeper involvement in Gaza and the region
By Ksenia Svetlova
Damage is seen after an Israeli strike targeted part of a building that hosted Hamas's leaders in Doha, Qatar, September 10, 2025. (REUTERS/ Ibraheem Abu Mustafa)
September 28, 2025, 4:50 pm
Shin Bet probing how it botched strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar – report
Domestic security agency provided the intelligence for the attack, rather than Mossad; is said to be investigating the reliability of the information it handed over
By ToI Staff
Damage is seen after an Israeli strike targeted part of a building that hosted Hamas's leaders in Doha, Qatar, September 10, 2025. (REUTERS/ Ibraheem Abu Mustafa)
September 21, 2025, 4:01 am
Qatar said conditioning resumption of mediating role on Israeli apology for Doha strike
Report says Doha willing to be flexible on wording of apology, will allow Netanyahu to apologize for inadvertently killing Qatari security official rather than for targeting Hamas
By ToI Staff
Bassem Naim, a senior Hamas politburo member, speaks in an interview with Qatari outlet Al-Araby on September 18, 2025. (Screenshot/YouTube)
September 19, 2025, 11:30 am
Hamas official who survived Doha strike threatens Israel, warns Gaza op endangers hostages
In first appearance since Israel’s failed bombing in Qatar, Bassem Naim warns against offensive, as terror group’s military wing says hostages scattered throughout Gaza City
By ToI Staff
This frame grab taken from an AFPTV footage shows smoke billowing after an Israeli strike in Doha's capital Qatar on September 9, 2025. (Photo by Jacqueline PENNEY / AFPTV / AFP)
September 12, 2025, 9:30 am
Striking out: Legality of Israel’s attack on Hamas leaders in Doha called into question
Doctrine of ‘unwilling and unable’ allows states to strike in non-hostile countries, but Doha has insisted Israel knew about and even requested Hamas leaders’ presence there
By Jeremy Sharon
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