"Driving the news: Leavitt, reading a statement on the strike to reporters Tuesday, said the U.S. military notified the White House that Israel was conducting the attack on Hamas in a section of Doha, and Trump directed envoy Steve Witkoff to alert the Qataris of the impending strike."
""Unilaterally bombing inside Qatar, a sovereign nation and close ally of the United States that is working very hard and bravely taking risks with us to broker peace, does not advance Israel or America's goals," she continued. But she added that eliminating Hamas is a "worthy goal.""
"Zoom out: Trump spoke with both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the emir and prime minister of Qatar, whom he assured "that such a thing will not happen again on their soil.""
Qatar has served as a primary mediator since the October 7 attacks. The U.S. military informed the White House that Israel executed an attack on Hamas in a section of Doha. President Trump directed envoy Steve Witkoff to alert Qatari authorities prior to the strike. A U.S. official criticized unilateral bombing inside Qatar as counterproductive to U.S. and Israeli goals and emphasized Qatar’s role and risks in brokering peace. The same official said eliminating Hamas is a worthy goal. Trump spoke with Prime Minister Netanyahu and Qatari leaders and assured such strikes will not recur on Qatari soil.
Read at Axios
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]