The Qatari authorities has countered the declare by the administration of US President Donald Trump that it was notified of Israel’s assault on Hamas negotiators in its capital beforehand.
In accordance with the spokesperson for Qatar’s International Minister, Majed Al Ansari, the declare made by the White Home shortly after the assault that it shared intel with the Qatari authorities was baseless and unfaithful.
The assault on the Doha residential headquarters led to the dying of six officers, together with a Qatari safety official. However no member of the Hamas management was affected.
The Israeli military described the strikes as an assassination try on prime Hamas leaders in Qatar’s capital, the place a number of explosions have been heard.
A couple of hours after the assault, the White Home introduced that the army had notified it and that President Donald Trump, in flip, alerted the Qatari authorities of the upcoming assault.
The White Home Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated Mr Trump directed his particular envoy, Steve Witkoff, to “inform the Qataris of the assault.”
“Unilaterally bombing inside Qatar, a sovereign nation and shut ally of the US that’s working very exhausting and bravely taking dangers with us to dealer peace, doesn’t advance Israel or America’s targets.
“Nonetheless, eliminating Hamas, which has profited off the distress of these residing in Gaza, is a worthy purpose,” she stated.
Responding to this declare, Mr Al Ansari stated Qatar was notified of the “impending assault” in the midst of the explosions, after the Israeli military had launched its strike.
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In a post on X, he wrote, “The statements being circulated about Qatar being knowledgeable of the assault prematurely are baseless.”
“The decision from a US official got here in the course of the sound of explosions attributable to the Israeli assault in Doha,” he stated.
Qatar has suspended its mediation efforts between Israel and Hamas towards the discharge of Gaza hostages and a ceasefire deal.
The Center Japanese nation declared that it could not tolerate “this reckless Israeli behaviour and its continued tampering with regional safety.”
“Investigations are underway on the highest stage, and additional particulars might be introduced as quickly as they turn out to be accessible,” Mr Al Ansari stated.
