Qatar

Israel strikes in southern Lebanon, IDF inches closer to Gaza City before occupation

Hamas may agree to a 'partial' hostage deal as IDF operates on outskirts of Gaza City ahead of occupation plans • Katz warns Aoun Lebanon is responsible for Hezbollah's ceasefire violations

Israeli soldiers work near tanks in a gathering point near the border with the Gaza Strip on August 13, 2025
Remi Rowhani

Qatar imprisons Baha'i leader for casting 'doubt on the foundations of the Islamic religion'

Hamas terrorists seen before a hostage release in Gaza City, February 1, 2025

Hamas may agree to a 'partial' hostage deal, classified PM's document shows - report

 Yonatan Urich, adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen before a press conference in Tel Aviv on October 3, 2022.

Restrictions against 'Qatargate' suspect Yonatan Urich lifted, contact allowed with Netanyahu


Israel at War day 679: What's going on in Gaza, Lebanon?

Hezbollah head threatens Lebanon gov't • IDF seals 7 km. tunnel in Beit Hanun • Singapore airdrops aid to Gaza for the first time, IDF confirms

IDF soldiers operating in Beit Hanun.

Mossad chief conducting extensive hostage talks in Doha despite previous reports - exclusive

In recent days, Qatar and Egypt have been working on a framework for a deal that would include the release of all hostages and an end to the war.

Mossad director David Barnea seen over a wall of hostage posters in Tel Aviv (illustrative)

Mossad Chief Barnea meets Qatari PM in Doha, confirms partial hostage deal is 'off the table'

"The head of the Mossad even made it clear in the meeting that a partial deal had been dropped," the source said.

 Hostage families and supporters rally, calling for the return of the remaining 50 hostages in Hamas captivity, June 28, 2025.

Hamas mulls possible resumption of hostage negotiations

Israel has not ruled out the possibility of sending a delegation for talks on a potential deal, but has made clear that no decision has been made yet.

Outline of Hamas terrorists standing against backdrop of Israeli demonstrators calling for an immediate hostage deal. (illustration)

Israel needs to take full control of Gaza - there is no partial control, MK Halevi says

“We can’t leave a single book in schools unchecked. They teach there in textbooks how to rape Jewish women and behead people,” he said.

MK Amit Halevi attends a National Security committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament on October 15, 2024.

Former Mossad official in hostage deal talks under investigation for 'Qatargate' affair - report

According to the report, Israeli security officials, even from within the Mossad, were unaware of the official's business ties with Qatar.

DEMONSTRATORS CALL for the release of the hostages held in the Gaza Strip, outside the United Nations in New York City, this week. The only viable path to bring all of the hostages home is to bring Hamas to total defeat and submission, the writer argues.

Eli Feldstein interrogated in Lahav 433 in connection to Qatargate investigations

Feldstein is one of several major suspects in investigations into Qatari influences over significant figures close to the prime minister.

Eli Feldstein, one of the suspects in the so-called Qatargate investigation arrives for a court hearing at the Tel Aviv District Court on July 15, 2025.

Hamas delegation to head to Egypt to resume stalled ceasefire talks - report

A delegation of Hamas officials will reportedly be heading to Egypt on Monday in an attempt to resume the stalled ceasefire negotiations, according to the London-based al-Araby al-Jadeed news outlet.

Visitors at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, July 30, 2025

Blaming October 7 on Gaza disengagement is the latest far-right effort to rewrite history - opinion

Right-wing politicians claimed that the October 7 massacre happened because of the disengagement. There is one problem with this historical narrative: It has not even a grain of truth.

 OPPONENTS OF Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s disengagement plan face IDF troops as they secure the fence of Kfar Maimon in July 2005 after police blocked them from marching to the Gush Katif communities to protest against their demolition.

Turkey says Muslim countries must be united against Israel's Gaza takeover plan

The OIC urged world powers and the United Nations Security Council to "assume their legal and humanitarian responsibilities and to take urgent action to stop" Israel's Gaza City plan.

 Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attends an interview with Reuters, in Brussels, Belgium April 4, 2025.

Egyptian, Qatari mediators working on new hostage, ceasefire deal proposal - AP

One of the contentious issues to be addressed in the new framework is Hamas’s disarmament.

Israelis demonstrate for hostage, ceasefire deal, Tel Aviv, Israel, August 7, 2025.