It may also have derailed any immediate prospect of the ceasefire in Gaza that US President Donald Trump professes to crave.
“This was a decision made by Prime Minister Netanyahu. It was not a decision made by me”, Trump wrote on his social media account.
Earlier, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said “the Trump administration was notified by the United States military that Israel was attacking Hamas”, phraseology suggesting that only military-to-military notification may have occurred at the very moment the assault was getting underway.
Smoke billowing after explosions in Qatar’s capital Doha (Photo: Screen grab/AFP)The President also made immediate telephone calls to Qatari leaders, promising the Emir and his Prime Minister in Doha that “such a thing will never happen again”.
Netanyahu, she said, “told President Trump he wants peace and he wants it quickly. That’s what the President expects to happen…he wants all of the hostages released out of Gaza and he wants this war to end”.
But it is unclear how the remaining members of Hamas’ negotiating team in Doha, nor even their Qatari hosts, can secure sufficient assurances from the Israelis that they will not be targeted again.
By attacking one of Washington’s closest allies in the region, Netanyahu has not only publicly disrespected Trump, he has also created difficulties for the US leader in an emirate that hosts 10,000 American troops at the Al Udeid air base.
Now, after going out on a limb by offering to broker ceasefire talks between Hamas and Israel, Qatar may require ironclad security guarantees before any discussions can resume.
On social media, Trump suggested that what he called Tuesday’s “unfortunate incident” in Doha “could serve as an opportunity for PEACE”.
Netanyahu’s critics contend that the strike on Hamas negotiators, months in the planning, was designed to derail any prospect for a ceasefire.
Just getting talks back on the rails could prove to be a very lengthy process.
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