"He said that September 11 is akin to Israel's October 7, 2023, attack. Netanyahu accused Qatar of giving "safe haven" to Hamas officials. "It harbors terrorists. It finances Hamas. It gives its terrorist chieftains sumptuous villas. It gives them everything. So we did exactly what America did when it went after Al Qaeda terrorists in Afghanistan, and after they went and killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan," he said."
"In a filmed statement in English, Netanyahu likened the Doha attack to the U.S.'s 2011 assassination of Osama bin Laden - even though the Hamas political officials Israel targeted in the strike were reportedly unscathed. Other countries should "applaud Israel," just as they applauded the U.S. for carrying out the same principles, Netanyahu said. (Critics, at the time, did indeed question the legality of the U.S.'s operation in Pakistan, and many have extensively condemned the U.S.'s actions in Afghanistan.)"
Netanyahu vowed increased hostility toward Qatar after an Israeli strike on Doha and compared the action to the U.S. killing of Osama bin Laden. He accused Qatar of providing safe haven, financing Hamas, and hosting its leaders in luxurious villas, asserting Israel mirrored U.S. counterterrorism principles. He urged other countries to applaud Israel’s actions. Qatar provided money to Hamas since 2018 under a deal negotiated with and approved by Israel. Reports indicate Netanyahu actively encouraged continuation of these payments, with analysts suggesting he sought to maintain a split in Palestinian governance between Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
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