The Israeli cabinet voted unanimously on Sunday to shut down Al Jazeera, and Israeli police raided the Qatari media outlet's office following the decision. The broad order shuts down Al Jazeera broadcasts, allows the confiscation of its equipment, and blocks the...
Qatari and Egyptian-mediated hostage deal talks between Israel and Hamas are expected to resume in Doha after a long pause in negotiations. Israeli media reported that the Israeli security cabinet approved sending a delegation led by Mossad chief David Barnea to Doha...
CIA Director William Burns will travel to Europe in the coming days to hold talks about the hostage negotiations between Israel and Gaza, multiple media outlets reported on Thursday. Burns is expected to hold a meeting with Israeli Mossad chief David Barnea, Qatari...
Several media reports have said that Israel and Hamas were making progress in Qatari and Egyptian-mediated talks on a hostage deal, but Israeli officials are denying that's the case. "Reports of an agreement in principle to a ceasefire are not correct. There are very...
Qatar's prime minister and other officials met with family members of six Israelis held captive in Gaza on Saturday and told them Israel's killing of a senior Hamas official in Beirut made negotiating a new hostage deal much more difficult, several media outlets have...
Ismail Haniyeh, chief of Hamas's political bureau who is based in Qatar, signaled on Wednesday that he was interested in negotiating a sustainable ceasefire with Israel. "We are open to discuss any arrangement or initiative that could end the (Israeli) aggression,"...
Intense negotiations are underway in Qatar aimed at extending the truce between Israel and Hamas that's due to expire on Thursday. The initial four-day truce began on Friday and was extended another two days. Despite reports of minor clashes, the pause in fighting has...
Qatar announced Monday that Israel and Hamas agreed to extend the truce under the Hostage deal for another 48 hours. "The State of Qatar announces, as part of the ongoing mediation, an agreement has been reached to extend the humanitarian truce for an additional two...
Qatar's prime minister said Sunday that only "minor" issues are preventing a deal being reached between Israel and Hamas on Israeli hostages being held in Gaza. The comments from Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman al-Thani came after The Washington Post reported on...
Tehran’s reply is not expected before September 2
