Qatar is a Middle East emirate located along the Persian Gulf, bordering Saudi Arabia.
This wealthy kingdom is governed by the House of Thani and is a major regional power with considerable influence in both regional and global affairs.
Aside from its wealth in the energy industry, Qatar has also been very successful in business and overseas investments, with the country being the largest property owner in London, among other notable achievements. It is also famous for its global media conglomerate, Al Jazeera, based in the Qatari capital city of Doha.
After years of Israeli threats to shutter one of the most popular Arab networks, government follows through on threat at a critical time when Qatar acts as mediator between Israel and Hamas.
The move against Al Jazeera won’t stop it from spreading calumnies about Israel, but it sends a message that the Jewish state will not just sit back and let this happen without a symbolic battle.
Holocaust denial is not the only type of antisemitic discourse led by Qatar.
A Hamas official said the movement is only willing to accept a "permanent and fixed" ceasefire.
Burns’s emergency meeting with Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed Al-Thani in Doha is “aimed at exerting maximum pressure on Israel and Hamas to continue negotiating," an official briefed on the talks.
In their second day of truce talks in Cairo with Egyptian and Qatari mediators in Cairo, Hamas negotiators maintained their stance that any truce agreement must end the war.
Al Jazeera's legal team was preparing a response in anticipation of a possible court appeal against the decision.
Gaza deal not secure yet • Hamas delegation in Cairo for hostage deal talks • IDF strikes targets in Gaza • IDF kills terror cell in Tulkarm
Hamas appears to be coordinating with other groups to target the Netzarim corridor, pro-Iran media claims.
The Israeli government's long-standing policy of funding Hamas and the Gaza Strip to prevent outbursts of violence was a mistake, former Mossad director claims in interview.
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