Qatar’s Prime Minister, H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has announced that Hamas and Israel have reached an agreement that

Muhammad Ismail Darwish, the chairman of the Hamas Shura Council (the highest body of the movement) aporeciated Iran's role in supporting the Palestinian people.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi met with senior Hamas officials in Doha on Thursday, focusing on Gaza’s reconstruction and the latest political and field developments.

Hamas has survived Israel’s 15-month war in the Gaza Strip. Now, the militant group is replenishing its ranks, although restocking its weapons supplies will be more difficult.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is visiting Qatar to meet with leaders of the Tehran-backed Palestinian group Hamas, according to a Thursday statement.

Hamas militants on Saturday handed over to the Red Cross four Israeli women hostages under a truce deal in the Gaza war that is also expected to see a second group of Palestinian prisoners freed.An AFP journalist witnessed the handover after the four were presented on a stage at a main square in Gaza City,

Dozens of masked, armed Palestinian militants arrived at a key square in Gaza City on Saturday, where four Israeli women hostages are expected to be handed over to the Red Cross.The planned release comes under a truce deal in the Gaza war that is also expected to see a second group of Palestinian prisoners freed.

Qatar might be a small country in the gulf region but they have played a critical role in negotiating on high stakes issues the last few years. […]

US President Donald Trump criticised former President Joe Biden's approach to the Middle East, alleging that he had failed to expedite a Gaza ceasefire deal.

Qatar, one of the countries that brokered the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, expressed confidence in the implementation of the three-phase deal through a foreign ministry spokesperson. Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani called on both Israel and Hamas to fully adhere to the terms of the ceasefire agreement on Tuesday.

Since the truce took effect, desperately needed humanitarian aid has begun to flow into Gaza, and Palestinians displaced by the war have headed back, hopeful the agreement would last.

EU, German and Chinese leaders took turns defending global cooperation in Davos on Tuesday as the spectre of new trade wars looms following Donald Trump's return to the White House.