U.S. President Donald Trump feels “very badly” about Israel’s strike on a Doha residence that housed a Hamas negotiating delegation earlier in the day.
“Unilaterally bombing inside Qatar, a sovereign nation and close ally of the United States, that is working very hard and bravely taking risks with us to broker peace, does not advance Israel or America’s goals,” the president stated . “However, eliminating Hamas, who have profited off the misery of those living in Gaza, is a worthy goal.”
Trump stated that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the decision to strike the Doha residence, and the Jewish state notified Washington that it was attacking. “I immediately directed special envoy Steve Witkoff to inform the Qataris of the impending attack, which he did, however, unfortun