"Hamas could lose the different forms of political, financial and logistical support it receives from Qatar,” said Ghassan Khatib, a vice president of Bir Zeit University.

"We're trying to change the legislative reality in the Knesset," Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked offered, but critics slam her suggestion as a move that would create a situation of "apartheid plus."

Comey made the statement ahead of his Congress appearance, which is expected to be one of the most dramatic moments in Trump's presidency so far.

Television network ARTE is facing some serious backlash after deciding to drop a film it commissioned about

The event's screening was a first-ever simultaneous broadcast from the two legislatures.

Haley arrived at the Kotel on the first day of her visit to Israel. She will later visit other sites in the Old City, including Holocaust museum Yad Vashem.

After a slew of Arab countries cut ties with Qatar, Hamas is now raging against Saudi Arabia, who explained that the move was due to Qatar's backing of "extremist groups" like Hamas.

Some of these groups are ethnic or religious based and have opposed the regime for decades.