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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 474

Israel-Qatar relations

Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani announces a Gaza hostage release and ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, at a press conference on January 15, 2025. (KARIM JAAFAR / AFP)
January 16, 2025, 10:16 pm
How Qatar gambled on mediating a Gaza truce, and won
Despite an earlier withdrawal from mediation, Doha secures the deal, as it walks a tightrope between US interests, its relationship with Hamas and contacts with Israel
By Callum PATON
From L to R: Hamas West Bank leader Zaher Jabarin, the chairman of the group's consultative council Mohammed Ismail Darwish, known as Abu Omar Hassan, and senior official Khaled Mashaal receive condolences during the funeral of the terror group's top leader Ismail Haniyeh in the Qatari capital Doha on August 2, 2024. (Mahmud Hams/AFP)
November 29, 2024, 6:55 pm
Ministers to discuss law barring ‘terror-supporting’ Qatar from mediating with Hamas
Bill, proposed by MKs from Likud and far-right parties, says Doha is ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’; 2nd bill would let defense minister sanction workers in ‘terror-supporting’ groups
By ToI Staff
Yisrael Einhorn (l) seen with Jonatan Urich (c) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 2019. (Courtesy)
November 22, 2024, 11:50 am
Report: Netanyahu aides led PR campaign to boost Qatar’s image ahead of 2022 World Cup
Haaretz reports that Jonatan Urich and Yisrael Einhorn spearheaded efforts to show Gulf nation does not fund terror, is partner for stability in Middle East; Urich denies report
By ToI Staff and Jeremy Sharon
Palestinians standing outside the Al Jazeera offices in the West Bank city of Ramallah, after an Israeli military raid. September 22, 2024. (Flash90)
September 22, 2024, 8:07 am
Israeli forces raid Al Jazeera Ramallah bureau with closure order
Recent months have seen a concerted effort by authorities to crack down on the network, regarded by Israel as propagating inflammatory pro-Hamas rhetoric
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Yair Netanyahu arrives for a court hearing in Tel Aviv, on November 29, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/ Flash90)
July 15, 2024, 6:35 am
Netanyahu’s son accuses Qatar of being a top state sponsor of terror, drawing rebuke
Qatari diplomat warns ‘extremist talking points’ repeated by Yair Netanyahu, who also bashed Doha over its ties to US universities, could harm the talks between Israel and Hamas
By Jacob Magid
Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (L), ruler of Qatar since 2013, in a meeting with Hamas leaders Ismail Haniyeh (R) and Khaled Mashal in Doha, October 17, 2016 (Qatar government handout)
May 17, 2024, 8:02 pm
Qatar briefly kicked out Hamas leaders as hostage talks stalled in April — officials
Terror group’s reps moved to Turkey but were allowed back weeks later as talks gathered steam, though they again collapsed after Egypt gave sides different offers, officials say
By Jacob Magid
Illustrative: An employee of Al Jazeera walks past the channel's logo at its headquarters in Doha, Qatar, in 2006. (AP/ Kamran Jebreili, File)
May 3, 2024, 10:35 am
Security cabinet again delays decision to close Al Jazeera in Israel amid Gaza talks
Reports say repeated delays linked to Qatari-owners role in mediating potential hostage release, truce deal with Hamas which is at a crucial stage
By ToI Staff
File: Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (R), in a meeting with Hamas politburo leader Ismail Haniyeh (L) and official Khaled Mashal in Doha, Qatar, October 17, 2016. (Qatar government handout)
April 23, 2024, 5:11 pm
Qatar says Hamas will remain in Doha as long as group remains ‘useful’ for mediation
Gulf state has been criticized in Israel for funding terror group and sheltering its politburo, amid role in hostage negotiations
By ToI Staff and Agencies
File: Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (R), in a meeting with Hamas politburo leader Ismail Haniyeh (L) and official Khaled Mashal in Doha, Qatar, October 17, 2016. (Qatar government handout)
April 20, 2024, 2:08 pm
Hamas leaders said looking at leaving Qatar amid growing pressure in hostage talks
WSJ says terror group contacted Oman and another regional state about leaders moving there; report comes after Qatari PM said Doha reconsidering its hostage talks mediator role
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani gives a press conference with his Turkish counterpart in Doha on April 17, 2024. (Karim Jaafar/AFP)
April 18, 2024, 12:38 am
Qatar says it’s reconsidering hostage talks mediator role after suffering ‘abuse’
Qatari PM claims Gulf state is victim of ‘point-scoring’ by unnamed politicians ‘trying to conduct election campaigns by slighting’ Doha
By Agencies
The Combined Air Operations Center at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, in 2018. (US Air Force/Alexander W. Riedel)
April 16, 2024, 6:32 pm
With attack, Iran breathes life into nascent US-led alliance from Qatar to Israel
Israeli official calls joint air defense operation run out of war room near Doha a real breakthrough, marking first time coalition has actively banded together against Tehran
By Amir Bar Shalom
Illustrative: Palestinians inspect the damage to residential buildings after an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, March 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
April 5, 2024, 5:01 pm
Qatar not inclined to assist in post-war Gaza reconstruction due to Israeli treatment
Some in Jerusalem look to distance Doha, but the warning from its PM could signal another country unwilling to help rehabilitate Strip, leaving Israel alone to do the job
By Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on December 10, 2023. Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani at Lusail Palace, in Doha on February 6, 2024. (Ronen Zvulun/AP, Mark Schiefelbein/AFP)
March 22, 2024, 4:51 pm
Documents show Israel sought, valued Qatari aid for Gaza in years leading to Oct. 7
Netanyahu long attempted to avoid talking publicly about arrangement with Doha, but letters from top aides reveal Jerusalem felt assistance was critical for regional stability
By Jacob Magid
Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani speaks during a joint press conference with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (not pictured) as part of Blinken's weeklong trip aimed at calming tensions across the Middle East, in Doha on January 7, 2024. (Karim Jaafar/AFP)
February 17, 2024, 10:40 pm
Qatari PM: Hostage deal shouldn’t be condition for truce, talks ‘not very promising’
Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani suggests sides should halt fighting regardless of captives’ release, which Israel has repeatedly indicated will not happen
By Agencies and ToI Staff
File: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, speaks with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich during the weekly cabinet meeting at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, January 7, 2024. (Ronen Zvulun/Pool via AP)
January 25, 2024, 2:32 pm
Amid widening spat, Smotrich accuses Qatar of impeding hostage talks to serve Hamas
Finance minister calls Doha ‘biggest obstacle to returning hostages’; former IDF general Avivi says Israel needs to establish military control, settlements in Gaza to ensure security
By Jeremy Sharon and Michael Bachner
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