"Breaking it down: The version of events U.S. officials laid out last week was that the U.S. military saw Israeli jets in the air and sought an explanation from Israel, which did not arrive until airborne ballistic missiles were flying toward the Hamas compound in Doha. The White House said Witkoff rushed to warn the Qataris, but by then the missiles had already struck. Media outlets including Axios reported that Trump had not been consulted."
""Trump knew about the strike before the missiles were launched. First there was a discussion on the political level between Netanyahu and Trump, and afterwards through military channels. Trump didn't say no," a senior Israeli official claimed. "A second senior Israeli official said the U.S. was notified "well in advance" on a political level. "If Trump had wanted to stop it, he could have. In practice, he didn't.""
U.S. officials say the U.S. military observed Israeli jets over Doha and sought an explanation from Israel that did not arrive until airborne ballistic missiles were already heading toward a Hamas compound. The White House says Special Envoy Steve Witkoff rushed to warn Qatar, but the missiles had already struck. Media reported that Trump had not been consulted. Israeli officials contend Netanyahu called Trump around 8 a.m. D.C. time before missiles were fired and that political and military channels were used. Senior Israeli officials said Trump did not block the strike and that the U.S. could have prevented it if it had chosen to do so.
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