Despite the terrorist group's absence, the negotiations, set for Thursday, will still take place.
By Jewish News Syndicate
Hamas’s political leader was one of the negotiators in Qatar
Visit comes amid killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh
The Jewish US Secretary of State will also visit Qatar, Egypt and Jordan
The Knesset voted in April to give the prime minister authority to shut down the Qatari broadcaster's local operations.
Knesset passes law paving way for government to temporarily shutter foreign media
Secretary of State Antony Blinken involved Hamas-funder Qatar in talks about aid corridor – but Israel did not attend
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Hamas is dependent on the emirate financially, the prime minister said
By Etgar Lefkovits
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By in Jerusalem
The negotiators who are shuttling draft proposals have set achieving an agreement by Ramadan as their goal
Two Qatari military planes left Doha on Wednesday for Egypt's El Arish airport near the Rafah border crossing with Gaza
By JC Reporter
The former leader of the terror group, Ismail Haniyeh, is based in the Gulf state
If the deal goes through, it would be the largest release of hostages by the terror group
By Eliana Jordan
Negotiations mediated by Qatari officials indicate a prisoner swap is potentially on the table
Khaled Mashal, head of Hamas's diaspora affairs office made the call to arms from Qatar
By Josh Kaplan
But Gulf state leader says no official word of Saudi-Israel talks
By Simon Rocker
The monthly grant from the Gulf state helps prop up the Gaza government