The White House says the U.S. military notified President Donald Trump ahead of Israel’s strike against Hamas leadership in Qatar.

“The president views Qatar as a strong ally of the United States. He feels very badly about the location of this attack,” White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told reporters Tuesday.

“He assured them [Qatar] that such a thing will not happen again on their soil,” she added, calling it an “unfortunate incident.”

Israel launched a strike targeting Hamas’ leadership in Qatar’s capital Tuesday as they considered a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

A U.S. official confirmed to Military Times that the U.S. did not participate in the Doha strike, which risked upending the peace talks aimed at concluding the war and freeing hostages taken durin

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