The Trump administration on Tuesday criticized Israel's decision to launch a strike on senior Hamas officials in Qatar's capital city of Doha.

"Unilaterally bombing inside Qatar, a sovereign nation and close ally of the United States that is working very hard in bravely taking risks with us to broker peace, does not advance Israel or America's goals," press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement to reporters at the White House.

"Eliminating Hamas, who have profited off the misery of those living in Gaza, is a worthy goal," she added.

Asked if President Donald Trump believes the attack in Qatar — a mediator in ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas — undermines the ongoing negotiations, Leavitt reread the president's statement verbatim.

The Trump administration was informed

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