Recently, a Senior Qatari diplomat told 'The Jerusalem Post' that reports of direct contact are false, and all negotiation efforts have been through senior Hamas political figure Khalil al-Hayah.

Presumed to be killed in September 21 Israeli strikes in Gaza, Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is reportedly said to be alive and has allegedly made secret contact with Qatar through senior Hamas leader Kha

IDF investigates rumors of the Hamas leader's assassination, Al-Arabiya reports that Sinwar contacted his associates in Qatar.

Hamas chief and Oct. 7 mastermind Yahya Sinwar has reemerged after going off the grid for days — leading to speculation that he had been killed, according to a report. Sinwar resumed contact with Hamas negotiators in Qatar after going radio silent,

Hamas has demanded a complete withdrawal of the Israeli military from Gaza and a permanent end to the war as a precondition for peace talks. Israel has refused to honour their demands, insisting that the arrangement would allow the terror group to retain control of the Strip and rebuild its military strength.

Israel had been investigating the possibility that Sinwar was killed in a rocket strike on September 21 that hit a school sheltering displaced Palestinians in Gaza City.

For Sinwar, 62, architect of the Hamas cross-border raids that became the deadliest day in Israel's history, armed struggle remains the only way to force the creation of a Palestinian nation, four Palestinian officials and two sources from governments in the Middle East said.