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Israel’s Cabinet approves immediate closure of Al Jazeera in Israel

The Knesset voted in April to give the prime minister authority to shut down the Qatari broadcaster's local operations.

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2AMMRCC The newsroom of Al Jazeera English TV channel, Doha, Qatar

Employees of Qatar based news network and TV channel Al-Jazeera are seen at their Jerusalem office on July 31, 2017, AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)

White House ‘concerned’ as Netanyahu pushes to ban Al Jazeera from Israel

By Jane Prinsley

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The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Foreign ministers of Jordan, Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and the Palestinian authority on November 04, 2023 in Amman, Jordan. (Getty)

US plan to build Gaza aid pier is ‘dream come true for Hamas’, says Israel

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem, on February 18, 2024. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ועידת הנשיאים נואם מדבר יהודים ועידה ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו

Netanyahu urges pressure on Qatar for hostage release

By Etgar Lefkovits

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Protesters hold placards with the picture of 26-year-old Gali and Ziv Berman (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)

Anshel Pfeffer

By Anshel Pfeffer

The pressure for hostage deal as high as the landing strip is narrow

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Photographs of civilians held hostage by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip, posted in Tel Aviv. Dec. 21, 2023. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

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Israel to let more aid into Gaza in exchange for hostages’ medicines

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Hamas' political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh addresses supporters during a rally in solidarity with the Palestinians outside Qatar's Imam Muhammad Abdel-Wahhab Mosque in the capital Doha on May 15, 2021. - Qatar's Foreign Minister hosted the political chief of Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas and called for an end to Israel's bombardment of Gaza, state media said. (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR / AFP) (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR/AFP via Getty Images)

Hamas officials reportedly flee Qatar

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Qatar negotiating Israel-Hamas deal to release 50 hostages, report says

If the deal goes through, it would be the largest release of hostages by the terror group

By Eliana Jordan

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November 15, 2023 14:53

TOPSHOT - A woman looks at posters showing the pictures of Israeli hostages held by Palestinian militants since the October 7 attack, near Azrieli Mall in Tel Aviv on October 18, 2023. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel and Hamas reportedly close to hostage deal to release Israeli women and children

Negotiations mediated by Qatari officials indicate a prisoner swap is potentially on the table

By Eliana Jordan

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November 14, 2023 15:33

A worker walks past "Kidnapped" fliers, displayed as members of the US House of Representatives arrive to view graphic footage from the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack in Israel, shown by the US House Foreign Affairs Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on November 14, 2023. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP) / "The erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo by Stefani Reynolds has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson instead of [Ecuadorian President-elect Daniel Noboa . Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require." (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Former Hamas leader calls for 'Jihad' across Arab world this Friday

Khaled Mashal, head of Hamas's diaspora affairs office made the call to arms from Qatar

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October 11, 2023 21:12

Newly elected Hamas political leader Khaled Meshaal speaks at political conference on Palestine on April 4, 2013 in Cairo. Meshaal's reelection as head of the Islamist Hamas movement was officially confirmed on April 2, drawing a cautious welcome from the rival Fatah movement which rules the West Bank. AFP PHOTO/GIANLUIGI GUERCIA (Photo credit should read GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP via Getty Images)

Qatari prime minister says his country does not ‘have a war with Israel’

But Gulf state leader says no official word of Saudi-Israel talks

By Simon Rocker

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August 27, 2023 11:49

Qatar's Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani delivers a speech at the IISS Raffles Lecture in Singapore on August 25, 2023. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP) (Photo by ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Hamas says it can’t pay salaries due to delay in Qatari aid

The monthly grant from the Gulf state helps prop up the Gaza government

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July 17, 2023 08:45

TOPSHOT - Supporters of the Palestinian Hamas movement demonstrate in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on October 21, 2022, against Israel and in support of Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque. (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS / AFP) (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images)

Morocco accused of breaching FIFA rules by waving Palestinian flags at World Cup

The football governing body's code prohibits political and religious displays

By Georgia L Gilholy

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December 12, 2022 16:12

Morocco's defender #18 Jawad El Yamiq waves the Palestinian flag after his team the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group F football match between Canada and Morocco at the Al-Thumama Stadium in Doha on December 1, 2022, to advance to the round of 16. (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA / AFP) (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images)

Hamas will be the real World Cup winners, says Israeli civil rights lawyer

The Gaza leaders could receive a sizeable chunk of a £9 billion tournament dividend

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November 24, 2022 15:29

Hamas will be the real World Cup winners, says Israeli civil rights lawyer

It's too late to complain about a World Cup in Qatar, says David Dein

The Jewish brains behind the Premier League says people should go to Qatar and enjoy the games

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November 24, 2022 12:14

It's too late to complain about a World Cup in Qatar, says David Dein

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By Zoe Strimpel

Why don't footballers take the knee for Jews?

The courage of Iranian players only highlights the cowardice of the English

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November 23, 2022 12:46

DOHA, QATAR - NOVEMBER 21: Harry Kane of England takes a knee prior to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group B match between England and IR Iran at Khalifa International Stadium on November 21, 2022 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

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