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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 622

Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani

Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani speaks at the Qatar Economic Forum in Doha on May 20, 2025. (Karim JAAFAR / AFP)
May 20, 2025, 12:01 pm
Qatar PM says ‘fundamental differences’ between sides have stalled Doha ceasefire talks
Netanyahu reportedly keeping delegation in Doha to show US that Israel is serious about hostage deal discussions, though team may go home Tuesday; Boehler: We’re ‘closer than we ever were’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Republican nominee Donald Trump and Arab Americans for Trump chair Bishara Bahbah at a campaign event ahead of the 2024 US presidential election. (Bisharah Bahbah/X)
May 14, 2025, 2:18 am
Palestinian-US political activist operated key backchannel in Edan Alexander’s release
Bishara Bahbah passed messages between Witkoff and senior Hamas official Ghazi Hamad, and succeeded in convincing terror group to free the American-Israeli hostage unconditionally
By Jacob Magid
US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and US hostages envoy Adam Boehler (center left and right) meet with relatives of hostages held in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, May 13, 2025. (Paulina Patimer / Hostages Families Forum)
May 13, 2025, 7:37 pm
US envoys, headed to Doha for truce-hostage talks, tell families they’re optimistic
Witkoff says Trump ‘relentless’ in determination to bring everyone home, after talks jump-started by release of Alexander: ‘If we can’t solve it, will be one of the worst failures I can ever endure’
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
A protester holds up a cutout of Edan Alexander's face at a rally calling for the release of the hostages, at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, March 15, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
May 12, 2025, 7:36 am
Backchannel helped secure release of American-Israeli hostage, sources tell ToI
Witkoff was kept in loop about talks 3rd-party mediator held with Hamas that managed to convince the terror group to free the 21-year-old unconditionally after weeks of pushback
By Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) speaks during a ceremony at the eve of Memorial Day at the Yad LaBanim Memorial in Jerusalem, on April 29, 2025. Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari speaks on a panel at the Doha Forum in the Doha Sheraton Hotel in Doha, Qatar, on December 11, 2023. (Abir SULTAN / POOL / AFP; Noushad Thekkayil/Nur Photo via Reuters)
May 4, 2025, 3:22 am
PM: Qatar ‘playing both sides’; Doha: He’s trying to justify crimes against civilians
Barbs come days after Qatar accused Israel of genocide during ICJ hearing; Doha spokesperson says Netanyahu’s portrayal of Gaza op as ‘defense of civilization’ echoes dark regimes
By Jacob Magid
Left to right: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony at the Knesset in Jerusalem on April 24, 2025. (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90); US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 24, 2025. (Saul Loeb/AFP); Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani at the State Department in Washington, April 22, 2025. (Oliver Contreras/AFP)
April 27, 2025, 11:37 pm
Netanyahu said to have urged Trump not to listen to Qatari PM’s hostage deal offers
Report says PM told US president in call last week that Qatari leader would present ‘various and strange proposals’ from Hamas during DC visit, implored Trump not to accept them
By ToI Staff
L: Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani in Doha on April 27, 2025. (Karim JAAFAR / AFP); R: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on April 23, 2025. (Menahem KAHANA / AFP)
April 27, 2025, 7:06 pm
Arab source: To shield Netanyahu, Israel leaking false claim Qatar sabotaged talks
Non-Qatari official says PM’s demands have made reaching an agreement with Hamas nearly impossible, amid Israeli reports Doha encouraged terror group’s intransigence
By Jacob Magid, Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
Mossad chief David Barnea attends a ceremony at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem on April 23, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
April 25, 2025, 2:55 am
Mossad head travels to Doha for meeting with Qatari PM on hostage deal efforts
Trip signals David Barnea’s return to ceasefire talks after he was replaced as top negotiator by Netanyahu confidant Dermer, who hasn’t secured release of any more captives
By Lazar Berman and Emanuel Fabian
Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani speaks to the press at the US State Department in Washington, DC, on March 5, 2024. (Drew Angerer/AFP)
March 9, 2025, 4:23 pm
Attack on Iran’s atomic sites would contaminate Gulf water supply, Qatar PM says
Gulf leader warns against ‘any kind of military step’ after Trump threatens strike on Islamic Republic’s nuclear program should its leaders spurn negotiations
By Agencies
US President Donald Trump gestures to US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff (left) in the Oval Office of the White House on February 3, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Jim WATSON / AFP)
February 4, 2025, 10:12 am
Qatar says Trump pressure will be needed to clinch phase 2 of Gaza deal
Doha official tells US outlet it is relying on president to reprise aggressive rhetoric that played key role in securing truce and hostage release agreement, as talks set to resume
By Jacob Magid, ToI Staff and Agencies
Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in conversation at the Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2025. (Markus Schreiber/AP)
January 22, 2025, 8:04 pm
Top officials said already gearing up for 2nd phase hostage talks, ahead of schedule
Qatari PM says ‘pushing for this’; Shin Beit, Mossad chiefs reportedly discussed next stage in Egypt, two weeks before start date; Trump envoy Witkoff also expected to be involved
By ToI Staff, Reuters and Jacob Magid
Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud attends a session during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, January 21, 2025 (Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
January 21, 2025, 10:26 pm
Saudi FM says Trump presidency doesn’t raise risk of Iran-Israel war
At World Economic Forum, Prince Faisal urges to avoid such a conflict; Herzog tells summit that nuclear bomb-seeking Iran will be ‘main issue’ on US president’s agenda
By Agencies and ToI Staff
President Isaac Herzog speaks during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 21, 2025. (FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP)
January 21, 2025, 9:14 pm
Herzog sees ‘potential’ for next ceasefire stages as Qatar says talks ‘won’t be easy’
Speaking at World Economic Forum in Davos, president says Israel ‘meant it when we signed the agreement,’ notes his stance on two-state solution shifted in wake of October 7
By Amy Spiro
This handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency SANA, shows Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa (R) welcoming Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani in Damascus, Syria, January 16, 2025. (SANA/AFP)
January 18, 2025, 12:17 am
Syria’s de facto leader: Israel no longer has excuse to stay in buffer zone
In joint press conference with Qatari PM, Ahmed Al-Sharaa says Damascus will welcome presence of UN peacekeepers in demilitarized area between countries
By ToI Staff and Agencies
An electronic billboard beams an image of US President-elect Donald Trump and references his threat to unleash hell if hostages held in Gaza are not freed until his inauguration later this month, in Tel Aviv, January 8, 2025. (Oded Balilty/AP)
January 10, 2025, 10:22 pm
CIA chief says hostage talks ‘quite serious’; White House: Deal possible by Jan. 20
Washington optimistic on chances of closing agreement to release Israelis held by Hamas before end of Biden’s term; Netanyahu huddles with security chiefs to discuss negotiations
By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
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