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Stop living in la-la land: Only the IDF can curb Israel’s enemies – opinion

Praise to America for the Jared Kushner-driven initiative to stop Hamas and Hezbollah, but make no mistake, apart from the IDF, no external good-willed individual can stop these terrorists

People gather on a crowded beach in Gaza City in July.
Defense Minister Israel Katz and other coalition lawmakers attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the re-establishment of the settlement of Sa-Nur, in the West Bank, April 19, 2026

Israel Katz and the Likud are ‘boom-boom-booming’ politics away – opinion

US President Donald Trump talks with Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha, Qatar, May 15, 2025.

Former consul to LA warns about Trump's growing relationship with Qatar as US, Iran reach deal

Opposition leader Yair Lapid speaking at the Knesset, Jerusalem, January 26, 2026.

'Correct a historical injustice': Yair Lapid to table Knesset bill branding Qatar as 'enemy state'


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.

 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. 

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

Israel-Hamas war: Negotiators expect ceasefire extension by 2, 3 days - Washington Post

Since the beginning of the ceasefire, 63 Israeli hostages and 20 foreign nationals have been released from Gaza by Hamas and 180 Palestinian prisoners were released by Israel.

 Israeli forces operate across the Gaza Strip on November 20, 2023

Qatar, Mossad officials meet in Israel, Hamas looks to extend Gaza ceasefire

Qatar, which mediated the original hostage deal even though it has no formal diplomatic relations with Israel, sent an intelligence delegation to Israel on Saturday to discuss extending the deal.

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

Qatar punches above its weight by talking to everyone - opinion

Winston Churchill once described Russia as “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” Qatar is close to meriting the same epithet.

Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammad bin Jassim Al Thani holds a joint news conference with EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell in Doha this week.

The secret negotiations that led to the Gaza hostages deal

Begun days after Hamas's October 7 attack, the painstaking negotiations finally culminated in a deal to release 50 hostages in exchange for 150 Palestinian prisoners and a four-day pause in fighting.

 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attend a meeting in Lusail, Qatar, Friday Oct. 13, 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.

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

US envoy McGurk arrives amid reports of deal to free 50 Gaza hostages

The deal would also involve increasing the amount of humanitarian aid allowed into Gaza, an official said.

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant meets with US Special Coordinator for the Middle East Brett McGurk, November 15, 2023

Qatar seeking Israel-Hamas deal to release 50 hostages and 3-day truce, sources say

 Qatari Amiri Air Force crew load food and medical aid to their cargo plane from the Qatar Fund for Development headed to Egypt for Gaza, at Al Udeid Air Base, Doha, Qatar, October 16, 2023.

Qatar mediates talks for release of up to 15 Israeli hostages from Gaza

The Hostages and Missing Families Forum insisted that any move for a ceasefire must include the release of all of the hostages from Gaza.

 An artist sprays a graffiti for the release of  Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, in the Jezreel Valley, on October 30, 2023