US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) met Edan Alexander, who was held hostage by Hamas for 584 days, and the family of Omer Neutra in the Oval Office.
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal held discussions with Qatar's Minister of State for Foreign Trade Affairs, Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Sayed, focusing on strengthening bilateral trade and investment ties.
Leaders from across the Middle East are gathering in the Qatari capital to discuss a coordinated response to Israel's recent strikes on Doha, Al Jazeera reported. The attacks, which Israel said targeted Hamas leadership, have sparked concerns across the region and beyond.
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is set to convene an emergency session on Wednesday in New York, following an Israeli airstrike targeting senior Hamas leaders in Doha, Qatar.
Speaking at a media briefing, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the Trump administration was informed of the operation only on the morning of the strike.
Dr Majed Al Ansari, Advisor to the Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani and spokesperson for Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said the call came only after the explosions had already begun.
Following the meeting of NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule led delegation with Qatar's Deputy Speaker of the Shura Council, Sheikha Hamda bint Hassan Al Sulaiti, Congress leader Manish Tewari called it a productive and constructive exchange.
In a diplomatic outreach following Operation Sindoor, the Modi government has formed seven multi-party delegations to inform countries about Pakistan's links to terrorism and to convey India's firm message of zero tolerance for terrorism in all its forms.
Israel is set to send a delegation to Qatar's capital Doha today to resume negotiations regarding a hostage agreement in the Gaza Strip, The Times of Israel reported.