White House says it warned Qatar about Israel’s strike, but it was too late

Ten Israeli fighter jets struck Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday.

The strike was intended to target senior Hamas leaders. The White House said it issued a warning to Qatar ahead of the strike through Steve Witkoff, the U.S. special envoy to the Middle East.

But Qatar’s foreign minister declined to receive any communication from Washington, D.C., according to the White House.

President Donald Trump weighed in on the attack Tuesday afternoon in a Truth Social post.

The U.S. military notified the president of the attack in Doha earlier in the morning, he wrote in the post, adding that the decision to strike was solely Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s.

“I immediately directed Special Envoy Steve Witkoff to inform the Qataris of the impending attack, which he did; however, unfortunately, too lat