4 days ago · Qatar says an agreement has been reached to release an Israeli civilian hostage and allow Palestinians to return to northern Gaza. The deal eases the first major crisis of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. ... A bulldozer works to open the al Rashid main road for Palestinians who are returning from the southern parts of the Gaza Strip to ...

1 day ago · "Qatar believes that the governance of Gaza is a matter for the Palestinian people to decide independently," Al-Ansari said. "No external country or party has the right to impose conditions on ...

3 days ago · After all these years, however, Qatar chose to do the exact opposite. Hamas was able to expand and strengthen its hold on the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip thanks to Qatar’s political and financial backing. If Qatar truly cared about the Palestinians, it would not have allowed Al-Jazeera to act as a mouthpiece for Hamas and other jihadist ...

3 days ago · DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Qatar announced early Monday that an agreement has been reached to release an Israeli civilian hostage and allow Palestinians to return to northern Gaza, easing the ...

21 hours ago · Hamas gunmen, members of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, in Rafah, the southern Gaza Strip, Oct. 17, 2019. Why does Qatar, the largest funder and sponsor of Hamas, have such a strong desire to ...

3 days ago · The scenes of massive crowds of people returning to Gaza on foot came as the U.S. and Qatar helped preserve two ceasefire agreements — between Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon — that ...

Nov 2, 2023 · For years, Qatar has helped pay the partial salaries of tens of thousands of Palestinian teachers, doctors and other public servants in the Gaza Strip, which has been under an Israeli...

Dec 11, 2023 · In 2018, Qatar began making monthly payments to the Gaza Strip. Some $15 million were sent into Gaza in cash-filled suitcases – delivered by the Qataris through Israeli territory after months...

Nov 22, 2023 · Hamas and Israel have expressed in statements their readiness to resume hostilities after they agreed to a Qatar-mediated pause in fighting.

Sep 29, 2023 · Qatar says it successfully mediated an agreement between Israel and officials in the Gaza Strip to reopen crossing points to the besieged territory after Palestinians were prevented from working...