Investigators said taken aback by size of payouts, allegedly amounting to hundreds of thousands paid to outside firms; Tel Aviv protesters seize on latest '#Qatargate report The post Netanyahu aides reportedly suspected of receiving six-figure sums from Qatar appeared first on The Times of Israel.

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Former top cop Roni Alsheich, who was appointed by PM but became a vocal critic, claims PMO-Qatar affair 'is much more serious than two people having contact' with Doha The post Ex-police chief says he begged Netanyahu to cut ties with Qatar;

PM's Likud party blasts decision, claims 'false cases are being manufactured against his people' because the corruption charges are 'crumbling in court' The post AG orders criminal probe into alleged ties between Netanyahu’s aides and Qatar appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition would take a further hit if elections were held today and former premier Naftali Bennett ran, as he is widely expected to do, according to an Israeli television poll released Wednesday.

Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas have indicated that they are preparing for the next stage of negotiations on extending the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Statements from both sides came amid efforts by mediators to prolong the 42-day truce that began in January,

Yedioth Ahronoth says days after the 2014 war in Gaza, Riyadh proposed to rebuild Strip and normalize ties with Israel, but PM thwarted talks to avoid empowering the PA over Hamas The post Report: Netanyahu’s rejection of Saudi peace offer led to Qatari cash corridor to Hamas appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not informed of the talks before they took place and was caught off guard, said an Israeli with knowledge of the matter.