Two Hamas sources told Reuters that Hamas officials in the ceasefire negotiating team survived the attack, which followed an evacuation order in Gaza City where Israel is waging an offensive to try to destroy the group and its military capabilities in the Gaza Strip.
Israeli officials told Reuters the strike was aimed at top Hamas leaders including Khalil al-Hayya, its exiled Gaza chief and top negotiator.
The assault is likely to deal a serious, if not fatal, blow to efforts to reach a ceasefire, especially since negotiations took place in the Gulf Arab country Qatar.
The United Arab Emirates, which normalised relations with Israel under the Abraham Accords in 2020, called the Israeli attack on Doha "blatant and cowardly".
Abu Dhabi was already angry over an Israeli minister's plan for annexation in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, saying that was a red line that cannot be crossed.
Regional power Saudi Arabia denounced what it called a "brutal Israeli aggression" against Qatar's sovereignty.
Shouldn't it be apparent to anyone at this point that Israel doesn't intending to reach a ceasefire, particularly if they are attempting to kill Hamas's negotiator?
Shouldn't it be apparent to anyone at this point that Israel doesn't intending to reach a ceasefire, particularly if they are attempting to kill Hamas's negotiator?
source Trump is -as always- destroying any credibility the USA has in the international stage. It should never be assumed that he is acting in good faith on anything. He is the epitome of a piece...
The strike came as Hamas leaders based in the Qatari capital, Doha, were weighing a new ceasefire proposal from the Trump administration. The White House said Israel had informed the U.S. before the strike and that it had in turn warned the Qataris.
Trump is -as always- destroying any credibility the USA has in the international stage. It should never be assumed that he is acting in good faith on anything.
Quoting several US officials, the report says that the US, which has a large military base in Qatar, identified Israeli jets heading toward the east and demanded an explanation from Israel.
Israel informed the US that it was carrying out an attack on Hamas leaders in Qatar.
The information was sent to US President Donald Trump, who gave an order to inform Qatar.
However, the report says that the information was sent when the missiles were already in the air.
That’s a fair point! Apologies - it’s been a rough day. I initially misread the column - I thought that Israel knew the location of the Hamas leaders because Trump was trying to set up...
That’s a fair point! Apologies - it’s been a rough day.
I initially misread the column - I thought that Israel knew the location of the Hamas leaders because Trump was trying to set up negotiations, and knew their locations.
Not that Trump normally does a particularly good job, but I don't see what in that quote is "destroying credibility"? That seems like what you'd expect in the situation?
Not that Trump normally does a particularly good job, but I don't see what in that quote is "destroying credibility"? That seems like what you'd expect in the situation?
By any standard, Israel is a rogue state.
Shouldn't it be apparent to anyone at this point that Israel doesn't intending to reach a ceasefire, particularly if they are attempting to kill Hamas's negotiator?
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Trump is -as always- destroying any credibility the USA has in the international stage. It should never be assumed that he is acting in good faith on anything.
He is the epitome of a piece of shit.
New reporting claims that the US didn't know until after Israel had launched the strike.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/report-israel-informed-us-of-qatar-strike-when-jets-were-in-the-air-trump-gave-order-to-tell-qataris/
That’s a fair point! Apologies - it’s been a rough day.
I initially misread the column - I thought that Israel knew the location of the Hamas leaders because Trump was trying to set up negotiations, and knew their locations.
Not that Trump normally does a particularly good job, but I don't see what in that quote is "destroying credibility"? That seems like what you'd expect in the situation?
Honestly? I may be wrong in my interpretation of this. It’s already been a week of far too much stuff going on.