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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 the Dar al-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 Photo/Michael Probst, File)
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 Photo/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
A composite image of five members of Hamas's leadership targeted by Israel in Qatar on September 9, 2025, L-R: Zaher Jabarin, Khaled Mashaal, Khalil al-Hayya, Muhammad Ismail Darwish, Nizar Awadallah. (Mahmud Hams/Louai Beshara/KHAMENEI.IR/AFP)
September 12, 2025, 1:06 am
Israeli security establishment said to believe Doha strike failed to kill targets
Amid growing pessimism within Israel, UN Security Council issues rare US-backed joint statement expressing solidarity with Qatar and praising diplomatic efforts to end the Gaza war
By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
People attend a funeral held for those killed by an Israeli attack in Doha, including Corporal Badr Saad Mohammed Al-Humaidi Al-Dosari, a member of the Internal Security Force, at the Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Wahhab Mosque in Doha, Qatar, September 11, 2025, in this screengrab obtained from a video feed. (Qatar TV/Reuters TV via REUTERS)
September 11, 2025, 8:36 pm
Hamas says Israeli strike on Doha was ‘assassination of the entire negotiation process’
Funeral for six killed in airstrike held in Qatar, with a number of Hamas officials spotted alongside Qatari emir, while others conspicuously absent from proceedings
By Agencies and Nurit Yohanan
This handout picture released by Qatar's Amiri Diwan shows Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (right) meeting with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan in Doha on September 10, 2025. (Qatar Amiri Diwan / AFP)
September 11, 2025, 4:42 pm
After Israeli strike, Qatar to host emergency Arab-Islamic summit to discuss response
Funeral being held in Doha though it’s unclear who’s being buried; Trump said to tell Netanyahu in heated phone call that strike was ‘unacceptable’ and demand that Israel not target Qatar again
By ToI Staff, Agencies, Jacob Magid, Nurit Yohanan and Lazar Berman
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks in a video message issued on September 10, 2025. (Screenshot/GPO)
September 11, 2025, 2:07 am
Netanyahu tells Qatar to expel Hamas chiefs or bring them to justice: ‘If you don’t, we will’
Two senior Hamas officials said injured in Tuesday’s strike, one of them critically; Qatari PM says Israeli PM ‘killed any hope’ for the hostages, is dragging region into ‘chaos’
By Lazar Berman, Nurit Yohanan, Agencies and ToI Staff
A composite image of the five members of Hamas's temporary joint leadership. Top row from left: Zaher Jabarin, Khaled Mashaal, Khalil al-Hayya. Bottom row from left: Muhammad Ismail Darwish, Nizar Awadallah. (Credits: Mahmud Hams/AFP, Louai Beshara/AFP, Hamas, Ashraf Amra/APA/ZUMA Press via Alamy)
September 9, 2025, 11:02 pm
Doha strike a huge blow to Hamas and Qatar, opportunity for Israel… if it succeeded
Attack on Hamas could bring more flexible leaders to fore, with Egypt taking central mediating role. And with Trump pushing to end the war, it could also give Netanyahu his victory image
By Lazar Berman
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