IDF Uncovers Iran, Qatar and Hamas Plot to Undermine Israeli-Palestinian Peace

In a major intelligence breakthrough, the IDF has uncovered documents in Gaza that reveal the full extent of the covert alliance between Hamas, Iran, and Qatar aimed at destabilizing Israel and sabotaging any chance of Israeli-Palestinian peace.

The documents, first reported by Israel’s Channel 12, provide detailed insight into how Qatar funneled millions of dollars to Hamas leadership in secrecy. In one striking exchange from May 2021, then-Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh informed Gaza’s Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar that Qatari emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani had discreetly pledged financial support. Haniyeh noted that while the emir was willing to provide funds, he insisted that “no one in the world” should be aware of this support. By that time, $11 million had already been transferred to Hamas’s leadership.

In response, Sinwar wrote a letter to Al Thani, dedicating Hamas’s military campaign victory to the Qatari ruler and emphasizing Hamas’s military needs. Sinwar boasted about sidelining Egyptian mediation efforts during that conflict, stating that Qatar had replaced Egypt as Hamas’s key diplomatic sponsor.

A 2019 communique further demonstrated the deep ties between Hamas and Qatar. Haniyeh referred to Qatar as Hamas’s “main artery,” underscoring the emirate's central role in empowering the terror group. Israeli intelligence officials now believe this sustained support helped lay the groundwork for the October 7, 2023 massacre the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust.

The documents also shed light on Qatar’s involvement in undermining U.S.-led peace efforts. In June 2019, shortly after President Donald Trump unveiled his Israeli-Palestinian peace proposal, Al Thani hosted Hamas leaders for an emergency meeting to plot ways to block the plan. Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal urged the emir, “We need to cooperate in order to resist the ‘deal of the century’ and thwart it.” Al Thani pledged Qatar's full cooperation, making it clear that Doha stood firmly against normalization with Israel.

Internal Hamas documents warned that any Qatari normalization with Israel would mean “the elimination of the Palestinian national project.” Qatar remained closely aligned with Hamas’s hardline position, rejecting any diplomatic progress that might lead to peace.

The files also reveal extensive coordination with Iran. Qatar facilitated travel for Hamas leaders to attend the funeral of Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani, killed in a U.S. drone strike in 2020. Hamas leaders acknowledged that Iran had no interest in peace or normalization and demanded that Hamas avoid ties with any country aligned with the U.S. or Israel.

One 2022 letter from Sinwar to Haniyeh called for preparing a broad campaign with Iran, Qatar, and Turkey as leading partners. Sinwar instructed that their goal must be to “make it hard for the occupation to breathe and ensure the severing of international actors’ diplomatic ties with them.”

The uncovered diary notes of Haniyeh, who was eliminated by Israel in 2024 during a targeted operation in Tehran, further detail this tripartite alliance that sought to expand Iranian and Turkish influence while eroding Egypt’s diplomatic role in the region.

These findings leave no doubt about the direct financial, military, and diplomatic support Hamas has received for years from Iran and Qatar, with Turkey playing a secondary role. The complex web of secret meetings, financial transfers, and coordinated opposition to peace exposes how deeply committed these actors remain to fueling conflict rather than resolving it.

While the world debates Israel’s right to defend itself, these documents offer irrefutable evidence of the forces working in unison to destroy any hope for peaceful coexistence. Israel remains vigilant, determined, and unyielding in the face of this sinister alliance.

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