Qatar informed the US President Donald Trump's administration that it would be able to persuade Hamas to disarm and accept Trump's 20-point peace plan for Gaza, Sky News Arabia reported on Monday.
Qatari officials reportedly told Trump, along with Arab states, that it was "capable of persuading Hamas to agree to a deal that includes demilitarization," a source familiar with the details told The Jerusalem Post.
Concurrently with Netanyahu's visit to the White House, senior Qatari officials are currently in Washington, a source familiar with the details told The Post. The Qataris are expected to participate in discussions regarding the negotiations for a deal.
During the meeting, Netanyahu reportedly called Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani regarding the assassination attempt of Hamas leadership in Doha, a source familiar with the details told The Jerusalem Post.
Netanyahu's apology to the Qatari PM during the meeting was a prerequisite for Doha's continued involvement in hostage and ceasefire negotiations, Israeli public broadcaster KAN reported.
Qatari adviser visited White House ahead of Netanyahu
Furthermore, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN that a Qatari adviser had visited the White House before Trump met with Netanyahu.
Alongside this, the United Arab Emirates is pressed Netanyahu to accept the Gaza peace proposal and to abandon any plan to annex the West Bank, a delegate with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
The UAE, the most prominent Arab country to normalize ties with Israel under the Abraham Accords, warned Netanyahu that annexation would shut the door to further Israeli normalization with leading Arab and Muslim nations, including Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, the delegate added.