Translation by "Jerusalem" dot com - The Hebrew channel Reshet Kan reported, on Friday evening, that Qatar is exerting pressure on the Hamas and Islamic Jihad movements in the Gaza Strip to prevent escalation during the World Cup in Doha.

According to the channel, the Qatari ambassador, Mohammed Al-Emadi, conveyed a message in this regard to Hamas, indicating that Qatar wants the tournament to pass in peace.

Israel fears the reaction of the Islamic Jihad movement after the martyrdom of two of its leaders yesterday in Jenin, and therefore raised the state of alert among its forces, especially the Iron Dome system.