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Israeli security chiefs meet on April 6, 2023. From left: IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, Shin Bet head Ronen Bar, mossad chief David Barnea and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (Ariel Harmoni / Defense Ministry)

August 15, 2024, 10:07 am

Mossad chief leads Israeli delegation in Doha talks for hostage deal

David Barnea and Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar head to Qatar for talks seen by some as the last chance to secure release of hostages

By Joshua Marks/JNS

Foreign Secretary David Lammy in the House of Commons

August 9, 2024, 5:21 pm

Foreign Secretary says there can be ‘no more delays’ to Gaza ceasefire and hostage release

David Lammy says ''the fighting must stop now, and all hostages still cruelly detained by Hamas must be released'

By Lee Harpin

David Lammy meets Qatari Prime Minister & Minister of Foreign Affairs

July 31, 2024, 3:12 pm

Lammy and Healey fly to Doha for Middle East ‘de-escalation’ talks with Qatari leaders

Arriving in Doha as part of efforts to bring an end to conflict in Gaza, the foreign secretary and defence secretary met Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed and other senior officials

By Lee Harpin

A close-up of photos of Israeli hostage brothers, Kfir Bibas, ten months and Ariel Bibas, 4, who were kidnapped by Hamas and are being held in Gaza on New Year's Eve in Jerusalem, on Sunday, December 31, 2023. Photo by Debbie Hill/ UPI

March 25, 2024, 3:40 pm

Report: Ceasefire deal includes release of 800 Palestinian prisoners and 40 Israeli hostages

134 hostages remain in Gaza, with some 50 of them believed to be dead

By Jotam Confino in Israel

February 3, 2024, 1:23 pm

Israeli fencer Yuval Freilich wins gold medal in Qatar, home to Hamas’ leadership

Freilich, 29, won the epee title in Doha while wearing a uniform with an Israeli flag and the message “Am Israel Chai.

By Jacob Gurvis (JTA)

A vigil held at Moorfields in the City of London

November 29, 2023, 11:17 am

Board of Deputies planning weekly hostage vigils outside UK parliament

The umbrella group is asking for British Jews to volunteer to attend the vigils until the safe return of all hostages held in Gaza

By Jewish News Reporter

The protesters outside Harrods in Knightsbridge, London, on Thursday evening. Picture: Shir Minikes

November 17, 2023, 4:12 pm

Vigil outside Harrods aimed at pressing Qatar to secure a hostage deal

Scores of protesters, their mouths symbolically taped shut, target the government of Qatar, which owns the central London department store

By Jewish News Reporter

November 1, 2023, 5:16 pm

Board of Deputies president visits Qatar

Qataris assured delegation of commitment to free the hostages

By Jenni Frazer

October 30, 2023, 11:42 am

#ReleaseTheHostagesNow: British and American celebrities launch campaign

Michael Douglas, Billy Crystal, Dean Cain and Tracy-Ann Oberman among hundreds of entertainers amplifying the call to free the 239 held in Gaza

By Michelle Rosenberg

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, shakes hands with Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, right, between the Emir of Qatar.

October 30, 2023, 6:32 am

REVEALED: Luxury instead of relief – Hamas terrorists’ secret £600m financial empire

The huge sums are spent not on the residents of Gaza but on depraved attacks against Israel and on luxurious lifestyles abroad for Hamas' top brass

By Christine Kensche (WELT)

Hamas terror leader Ismail Haniyeh with then Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr al-Thani during a meeting in Gaza City in October 2006. AFP PHOTO/Mohammed ABED (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images)

October 27, 2023, 8:23 am

OPINION: Welcome to Qatar, the world’s most prominent patron of terror

Qatar’s support of terror groups like Hamas should sicken the civilised world. Why aren't its shadowy billionaires shunned like Putin's oligarchs, asks Rabbi Pini Dunner

By Rabbi Pini Dunner

Foreign Minister of Israel Eli Cohen speaks while holding photos of kidnapped Israelis during the SC meeting on the situation in the Middle East at UN Headquarters in New York on October 24, 2023

October 24, 2023, 8:47 pm

WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Plan to release ALL HOSTAGES in exchange for free passage for Gaza’s Hamas leaders

Jewish News can reveal an extraordinary two-stage deal is in the works, negotiated between Hamas in Qatar, an American negotiator via the White House and Israel, that would see the release of hostages in exchange for increased aid into Gaza and safe passage for Hamas leaders in the Strip and their families

By Jenni Frazer

Exterior of Claridge's Hotel in Mayfair.

October 20, 2023, 2:30 pm

EXCLUSIVE: Campaign to boycott luxury London hotels over owner’s Hamas connections

Billionaire hotelier Hamad bin Jassim was prime minister of the emirate when the terror group set up its headquarters there and has been seen publicly with its leader.

By Jenni Frazer

November 28, 2022, 10:40 am

Deputy mayor of Jerusalem criticises Gary Lineker over pro-Palestinian tweet

The football presenter shared a story on Twitter about the Palestinian village of Masafer Yatta which is under threat of expulsion by Israeli authorities.

By Jotam Confino in Israel

November 9, 2022, 10:30 pm

Is Qatar our World Cup of tea?

Next week the global tournament kicks off in Qatar, but very few of us are cheering says one confused soccer enthusiast

By Neil 'Soccer' Silver

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