Doha, Qatar – Katari security forces deployed Hamas political leaders at the Israeli attack site Wednesday, gathering in the capitals of energy-rich Middle Eastern countries, considering the U.S. ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
At least six people were killed on Tuesday on a strike against a Doha building, the community home to foreign embassies and schools.
A strike of widespread condemnation by U.S. allies against the Middle East and beyond. It also marks a sharp escalation in the region and risking negotiations aimed at ending the war and releasing hostages that Hamas still holds Gaza.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Qatar The day after U.S. President Trump tried to ease tensions among U.S. allies, including ensuring that such strikes would never happen again in the Gulf nations on their soil.
“I say Qatar “All countries with terrorists hiding, you either drive them out or bring them to justice. Because if you don’t, we will.”
An Israeli official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said about 10 aircraft participated in the mission and dropped about 10 missiles.
Mr Netanyahu said on Tuesday he had decided to strike the day before. The official didn’t know how long the task had been planned, but the timing of the task was related to “operation opportunities” – Israel Knowing that many Hamas officials will gather in a relatively easy area to attack without threatening Qatari civilians.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al Thani Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister convened Netanyahu for the attack.
“This hostility only reflects Netanyahu’s barbarity,” the minister said in consolation to the family of a Qatari security official. Israel’s strike.
Israel The method of strikes being used to carry out strikes has not been specified, rather than saying it uses precisely formulated weapons to minimize collateral damage.
Hamas said in a statement Tuesday that its supreme leader survived the strike but five low-level members were killed, including the son of Khalil al al-Hayya, the leader of Hamas Gaza and its highest negotiator, as well as three bodyguards and heads of Mr. Al-Hayya’s office. Hamas sometimes confirmed that its leader was assassinated only a few months later, but did not immediately prove that Al-Hayya and other senior figures survived.
Qatar Maintain the main arsenal of air defense systems, including US-made Patriots and terminal high-altitude defenses or Thaad turrets. However, the Katari Defence and Defence Trachea Agency, which occurred during the attack, did not happen immediately, and the defense took place before 4 p.m. on Tuesday.
“The Israeli enemy used weapons not found by radar,” Sheikh Mohammed said on Tuesday.
He did not elaborate, but the statement showed that Israeli fighters could have fired so-called “standoff” missiles at a distance to strike without actually entering Katari airspace.
The United States says it tries to warn Qatar Before the strike, Sheikh Mohammed said: “Ten minutes after the attack, the Americans sent a message.”
Qatar It is also the location of the U.S. military’s forward headquarters in the Middle East Central Command. Based in the sprawling Al-udeid air base, it also houses U.S.-operated radar and defense systems, recently visited Mr. Trump in the area in May.
Israel’s attack Qatar Threat to subvert two negotiations on ceasefire Gaza and Israel’s New York-based think tank Soufan Center said in an analysis Wednesday that efforts to engage with the Arab Gulf countries.
“This attack has far-reaching strategic significance because by fighting Gulf Cooperation Council countries, Israel “Rising the risk of undermining the Abraham Agreement and uncovering a fragile normalization framework with Arab partners,” the Center said. Israel and the United Arab Emirates.
