A former senior Mossad official under investigation in connection with the Qatargate scandal allegedly provided services to Qatar and received payments from the state while serving on Israel’s hostage deal negotiation team, the Kan public broadcaster reported Monday.

The former official, whose questioning was cleared for publication last month at the request of Haaretz, took part at the start of the war as Mossad’s representative in internal negotiation team discussions in Israel and also served as an advisor.

According to the report, Mossad was unaware of his contacts with Qatar, despite his claim that he had informed the agency.