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Palestinian-Qatar relations

File - Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich addresses the press ahead of his Religious Zionism's weekly faction meeting in the Knesset, June 10, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
June 19, 2024, 5:34 pm
Is the US poised to sanction an Israeli minister for the first time?
Some in administration suggest order Biden signed to target West Bank destabilizers should be used against Smotrich, whose withholding of funds has the PA on the verge of collapse
By Jacob Magid
Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip on April 23, 2024. (AP/Abdel Kareem Hana)
April 23, 2024, 10:09 pm
Marking 200 days of war, Hamas calls for escalation across all fronts
Terror group’s spokesman says Iranian attack on Israel ‘set new rules’ for confronting Jewish state, calls increased action against Israel in the West Bank and Jordan
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Ramallah, February 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)
February 11, 2024, 7:36 pm
PA’s Abbas in Doha to discuss efforts to achieve Gaza truce
Palestinian Authority leader, Qatari emir also set to address bid to increase humanitarian aid to Gazan population
By Reuters and ToI Staff
A woman writes on a photo of people held hostage in Gaza at an installation in Tel Aviv, Nov. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
November 8, 2023, 8:40 pm
Qatar works for release of 10-15 hostages in exchange for pause in fighting
6 US citizens could be among those freed in potential deal; Hostages and Missing Families Forum reiterates plea for Israel to refuse ceasefire without return of all hostages
By ToI Staff, AFP and Jacob Magid
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani arrive for their meeting in Lusail, Qatar, October 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)
October 25, 2023, 4:30 pm
In rare praise, Israel hails Qatar’s ‘crucial’ diplomatic efforts in Gaza crisis
National security adviser says Doha an ‘essential party in facilitation of humanitarian solution,’ after Hamas freed four hostages; former PM Bennett: Qatar is the enemy itself
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Friday Oct. 13, 2023, and is greeted by MFA Undersecretary for Protocol Affairs Abdulmajeed Alsmari after stops in Jordan, Qatar, and Bahrain in the same day. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)
October 24, 2023, 8:01 pm
Qatar positions itself as intermediary in Gaza war, even as leader blasts Israel
Doha seeks to serve as key player in hostage negotiations, while its emir accuses the world of giving Israel a ‘free license to kill’ Palestinians
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Morocco's Jawad El Yamiq celebrates with a Palestinian flag after the World Cup group F soccer match between Canada and Morocco at the Al Thumama Stadium in Doha , Qatar, December 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
December 19, 2022, 1:19 am
Abbas thanks Qatar for using World Cup to push Palestinian cause
Palestinian Authority president praises Doha for ‘unprecedented’ show of support at close of soccer tournament that saw Palestinian flag featured prominently on world stage
By ToI Staff
File: Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (center), arrives to attend the closing ceremony of Arab summit in the Algerian capital Algiers, on November 2, 2022. (Fethi Belaid / AFP)
November 19, 2022, 10:26 pm
PA’s Abbas lands in Qatar for World Cup kick off, amid outcry over his travel costs
Unverified leaked documents purported to show he intended to fly with huge entourage, racking up hundreds of thousands of dollars in hotel bills
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Qatar's Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani looks on during a news conference with Secretary of State Antony Blinken following a signing ceremony at the State Department in Washington, Friday, Nov. 12, 2021. (Olivier Douliery/Pool via AP)
February 2, 2022, 8:02 pm
Qatari foreign minister rules out normalization with Israel
Al-Thani says his country will maintain ‘working relationship’ in order to aid Palestinians, but formal relations unlikely with no ‘commitment’ to two-state solution
By ToI Staff
Yossi Cohen receiving an honorary doctorate at Bar-Ilan University on May 30, 2021. (Shlomi Amsalem/Bar-Ilan University)
June 8, 2021, 10:15 am
Former Mossad chief says Qatari payments to Hamas got ‘out of control’
Yossi Cohen, who stepped down as spy chief on June 1, acknowledges efforts to use Doha’s money to maintain calm in Gaza were not successful
By ToI Staff
Palestinian boats participate in a protest against the Israeli-Egyptian security blockade of Gaza, in Beit Lahya on the border with Israel in the northern Gaza strip on August 11, 2018. The Israeli Rutenberg power station can be seen in the background. (AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD HAMS)
February 14, 2021, 10:59 pm
After years of talks, a plan to provide Israeli gas to Gaza nears approval
EU wants to allocate at least $5 million to the project, while Qatari envoy says Doha will fund construction of part of a gas pipeline inside Israel
By Aaron Boxerman
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas meets with Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Monday, December 15, 2020 (WAFA)
December 15, 2020, 4:50 am
Abbas visits Qatar in bid for support to persuade Hamas to agree to elections
Doha is key mediator between Gaza terror group and Israel, and PA reportedly is hoping it will use its influence to get Hamas to agree to Palestinian national reconciliation
By ToI Staff
Palestinians protest against the peace agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, 15 September 2020. (Flash90)
September 29, 2020, 1:41 pm
A peace paradox: Sidelined Palestinians may finally have their leverage
Israel’s inroads in the Arab world are based on strategic necessity. The Palestinians can’t stop the new peacemaking, but they can set a high price for it
By Haviv Rettig Gur
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar (4th L) takes part in a rally as Palestinians call for a "Day of Rage" to protest Israel's plan to annex parts of the West Bank, in Gaza City on July 1, 2020. (MAHMUD HAMS / AFP)
August 23, 2020, 9:12 am
Fearing targeted killings by Israel, Hamas leaders said to go into hiding
Move comes after Netanyahu and Gantz hint at prospect, following weeks of attacks by Gazan terrorists; Qatari envoy due this week to deliver aid to Strip
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A ball of fire is seen following an Israeli airstrike at Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, after Palestinian terrorists fired two rockets toward Israel, June 27, 2020. (Said Khatib/AFP)
August 14, 2020, 9:18 am
Israel strikes Gaza for 3rd straight night after balloons start 100 fires
Government reportedly conveys message that Qatari aid won’t be allowed into Strip as long as attacks by terror groups continue
By ToI Staff and AFP
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