Israel, the capital of Qatar. This has been pointed out by the Israeli army, through its spokesman in Arabic, Avichay Adraee, who has reported on Tuesday afternoon of a coordinated operation between the Israel Air Forces and the intelligence agencies of that country. It is Israel’s first attack on this country, a mediator in the until now unsuccessful process to reach a truce in Gaza, and is another escalation in the Conflict of the Middle East, which has already inflamed territories such as Lebanon or Iran. The Islamist militia has recognized that five of its members have died, including a son of the exiled leader Jalil al Hague, one of his negotiators. The White House has assured that the operation considers “unfortunate” and that “does not contribute” to the efforts to reach a high fire.
The military statement avoids mentioning the names of the leaders to whom Israel intended to kill in this operation. Doha welcomes some of the main leaders of the Palestinian organization outside the Gaza Strip, such as Jalil Al Hague, who also serves as leader of Gaza.
“The leaders of Hamas that we have attacked were the leaders of the terrorist activities that Hamas [ha perpetrado] Over the years, and have direct responsibility to commit the massacre of October 7 ”of 2023, the Israeli spokesman has indicated, in reference to.
It is the first time that Israel launches an attack in Qatar, a country located 1,500 kilometers away from the Jewish state. The bombing, which leaves in the air the cordiality that has joined these two countries, is one more step towards the internationalization of the Israeli struggle against Hamas, whom Israel, in addition to Gaza. In July 2024, the Israeli troops launched in which they killed Ismail Haniya, maximum leader until that moment of Hamas.
“Today’s action against Hamas’s main terrorist bosses is a totally Israeli and independent operation,” said Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamín Netanyahu, in a statement. “Israel has started it, has carried out and assumes all responsibility for it.”
The impact has sown doubts about the continuity of Qatar as a mediator in the dialogue for a fire stop, although Prime Minister, Mohamed Bin Abdulrahman to Zani, has affirmed that his country will maintain diplomatic efforts to reach an agreement. “Nothing is going to discourage our efforts in this regard,” said Zani in a press conference.
Trump’s criticism and the denied Qatarí
Karoline Leavitt, spokesman for the White House, confirmed in an appearance before the media at the beginning of the afternoon (Washington time) that Trump’s administration was “notified in the morning” of Israel’s attack against Hamas in Qatar, before it occurred. “Unfortunately, it was in an inhabited area of Doha [la capital]”He added. Leavitt slipped a criticism of Israel by reading a text that was written. The” unfortunate “operation against Hamas leaders, he said,” does not contribute to the objectives of Israel or the United States. “
Leavitt did not want to realize, despite the insistence of the reporters, if the US army had known on its account of Israel’s plans or if it was the government of that country that informed them. The spokeswoman added that Trump ordered the special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, to “alert the tensions of the imminent attack, which he did.”
After a while, Majed Al Ansari, spokesman for the Catarí Foreign Ministry, contradicted Washington with an X message in which he wrote that “the statements that circulate that Qatar was informed of the attack in advance are false. The call received from an American official occurred during the sound of the bombs.”
“The president [estadounidense] Considers Qatar a strong ally and friend, and he feels very bad for the place where the attack occurred, ”said Leavitt, who added that Trump believes that“ the unfortunate incident could be an opportunity for peace. ”The Republican president also spoke with the Qatari authorities to ensure that“ something like that ”will not happen again in its territory, according to the White House.
In a parallel statement published jointly, Netanyahu and the Minister of Defense, Israel Katz, have explained that they began preparing attacks against Hamas leaders in Qatar on Monday, after the attack perpetrated against a bus, causing six fatal victims, which Hamas has claimed on Tuesday. They also include in that equation the attack in which the Palestinian fighters killed four Israeli soldiers inside the strip on Monday. The bombing has been carried out on Tuesday afternoon “in the light of an operational opportunity,” said that statement.
He recently declared his intention to pursue and attack Hamas leaders around the world, and some members of the Israel government have expressed themselves in a similar way in recent months.
According to multiple information, the attack took place while Hamas’s leaders were gathered to discuss the last truce proposal raised by the US Axios He has indicated, citing unidentified sources, that some leaders of the Palestinian organization whose fixed residence is in Turkey had moved to Doha to join the meeting, which was attended by a significant group of Hamas leaders.
The Saudi media to Arabiya, who has been the first to inform of the alleged non -confirmed death of the beech, has cited sources close to Hamas that have described the last proposal of Alto El Fuego US as a “deception.” According to this version, the proposal only intended to “gather Hamas leaders to attack them.” Other members of that organization have indicated to the Catarí Al Jazeera, whose headquarters are in Doha, that the attack has not produced fatalities.
“The state of Qatar strongly condemns the cowardly Israeli attack against residential buildings,” said the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of that country, Majed Alannsari. “[Esos edificios] They stay multiple members of the political bureau of Hamas in the capital of Qatar. This criminal assault constitutes a flagrant violation of all international laws and norms, as well as a serious threat towards the safety of Qatar residents. ”
Alanti has recently been one of the hardest regional voices with Israel. His country, together with Egypt, in the diplomatic efforts trying to reach a high fire agreement between the Government of Israel and Hamas. In August, the Palestinian organization accepted. According to Alannsari, that truce proposal was similar “in 98%” to a text that Israel had accepted in July.
Despite this, Israel’s refusal to accept the offer he had seen with good eyes previously brought diplomacy to a block that was extended for weeks. Days ago, the USA entered the scene to try to give a new boost to the conversations, and did so with a new proposal, which Hamas leaders discussed Tuesday in Doha.
Different regional analysts expressed their skepticism about the proposal, indicating that it did not contribute anything different from the previous ones that could overcome the fundamental differences that had distanced the parties in conflict. However, Trump urged the Palestinian militia to accept the offer and launched an ultimatum against Hamas, warning that the alternative for the organization would be “horrible” if he did not accept his new truce proposal.
