Qatar and Israel

'Qatari sheikhs' in Carmel Shuk protest Netanyahu, Qatargate

The organizers stated that the protest was against the flow of "Qatari money," which, they claim, was used not only to fund Hamas activities but also for a public relations campaign against Israelis.

|ByURI SELA
PROTESTORS DRESSED as Qatari sheikhs in Carmel Shuk, December 26, 2025.
DURING HIS visit to Israel last week, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio admitted that Israel’s strike in Qatar had stirred tensions, but he emphasized the need to move forward, support Israel, and focus on the Hamas threat and the hostage issue, the writer notes.

Israel’s strike on Hamas failed tactically but sends strategic regional messages - opinion

The Israeli strike's main achievements lie in the messages it conveyed.

|ByRAPHAEL BENLEVI
Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani attends a press conference, in Doha, Qatar, October 24, 2024.

If Doha wants to be the Switzerland of the Middle East, it must be neutral mediator - editorial

Qatar is a small state with big ambitions. It has mastered the way to confuse the West into thinking that Doha talks to everyone, when in reality, it is not an impartial mediator.

|ByJPOST EDITORIAL
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio issue a joint statement in Jerusalem on Monday. Netanyahu emphasized that the decision to attack Hamas’s leadership in Qatar was his alone.

Doha blunder: Israel’s overplayed hand in Qatar - opinion

Israel's botched assassination attempt has exacerbated the growing regional perception of Israel as a Goliath that needs to be restrained, not a strong power with whom to align.

|ByJASON SILVERMAN

Israel, Hamas agree to send medications and aid to Gaza, hostages

The medications will leave Doha on Wednesday and will then be transported to Egypt.

JANUARY 16, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hamas terroristscelebrate after handing over hostages, who were abducted by Hamas gunmen during the October 7 attack on Israel, to the International Red Cross, as part of a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel amid a temporary truce, in an unknown location in the Gaza Strip, Novemb

Qatar, Israel talk Gaza hostage deal in secret Europe meeting - report

A senior diplomatic source revealed that the deal is expected to include children, women, and men, including three senior IDF officers who were captured by Hamas. 

DECEMBER 12, 2023ByMAARIV ONLINE
KFAR AZA residents call for the release of the hostages, outside Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv yesterday.

UN chief says he will not give up appeals for ceasefire in Gaza

Guterres was speaking at the Doha Forum conference as Washington vetoed a proposed UNSC demand for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the war.

DECEMBER 10, 2023ByREUTERS
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres exits the press room after speaking at the United Nations prior to a meeting about the ongoing conflict in Gaza, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, U.S., November 6, 2023

Israel-Hamas war: Qatar will continue to push for truce in Gaza - PM

Qatari prime minister said they will continue to pressure Israel and Hamas for a truce despite "narrowing" chances.

DECEMBER 10, 2023ByREUTERS
Israeli military vehicles manoeuvre near the border with Gaza in Israel, as seen from southern Israel, December 10, 2023

Qatar seeks deal for all Israeli captives, as 12 more leave Gaza

The issue is highly pressurized because the existing deal is set to expire Thursday morning with the resumption of the war. 

NOVEMBER 29, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
A convoy of Red Cross vehicles believed to be carrying hostages drives by in the southern Gaza Strip, November 26, 2023

Qatar claims 'good progress' made on Gaza hostage deal

As part of that deal, Israel would agree to a five-day ceasefire, during which time the hostages would be released in small groups.

NOVEMBER 19, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani speaks during a news conference at Wajbah Palace, in Doha March 5, 2013.

The US must designate Qatar as a state sponsor of terrorism - opinion

Qatar has a long record of harboring and funding terrorist organizations. It's time the US holds them accountable.

NOVEMBER 13, 2023ByJORDAN COPE
PHOTO: IRAN’S FOREIGN Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (left) meets with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Doha, Qatar, last month.

Netanyahu: 'There won’t be a ceasefire without the return of the hostages'

Netanyahu spoke amid growing pressure from the international to press Israel to accept a mechanism for a series of humanitarian pauses.

NOVEMBER 5, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF, REUTERS
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the Ramon airbase in southern Israel on November 5, 2023

Qatar-led negotiations between Israel and Hamas continue -source

Earlier, the armed wing of Hamas said it had been close to reaching an agreement with Israel over the hostages, but Israel had "stalled" on that possibility.

OCTOBER 28, 2023ByREUTERS
People attend a demonstration organised by the Switzerland-Israel Association against the attacks by Hamas, outside the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, October 11, 2023. (Not the demonstration mentioned in this article.)

Qatar must be held accountable for Hamas's actions against Israel - analysis

Some voices are being raised to reassess Western ties with Qatar.

OCTOBER 24, 2023ByHERB KEINON
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani delivers an annual speech during the opening of the 52nd session of the Shura advisory council in Doha, Qatar, October 24, 2023.