President Donald Trump’s administration is signaling growing frustration with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after Israel carried out a strike in Qatar on Tuesday that targeted senior Hamas leaders as they reportedly gathered to review a U.S.-backed framework for a ceasefire and hostage deal.
The rare operation — Israel’s first strike on Qatari soil, which also hosts one of America’s largest military bases — has rattled delicate diplomacy and set off alarm inside the White House. Trump, while reaffirming his long-standing goal of “eliminating Hamas,” publicly criticized the move, warning it did not “advance Israel or America’s goals.” Behind closed doors, officials were more forceful.
“Every time they’re making progress, it seems like he bombs someone,” a person close to Trump’s national security team told Politico. “That’s why the president and his aides are so frustrated with Netanyahu.”
Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani told the UN Security Council that the strike “went beyond any borders, any limitations,” accusing Israel of undermining mediation efforts. An Arab diplomat told The Times of Israel that negotiations, previously led by Qatar and Egypt, have halted since Tuesday’s bombing.
A senior Qatari official, speaking anonymously, said the attack shifted Doha’s focus squarely onto “national security and sovereignty, which were directly threatened.” The official added: “When one party chooses to bomb the mediator and one of the negotiating delegations, what kind of talks can be considered valid?”
Trump acknowledged that Israel did not provide adequate warning of the strike and that calls from his Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff to alert Qatar came “too late.” He later wrote on social media that bombing “inside Qatar, a Sovereign Nation and close Ally of the United States… does not advance Israel or America’s goals.”
While U.S. officials told Politico there are no plans to penalize Netanyahu, they expressed concern the Israeli leader may be deliberately sabotaging talks.
The White House is now rushing to reassure Doha: Qatari premier al-Thani is slated to meet Friday with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Vice President JD Vance, Trump himself, and Witkoff.
Despite the fallout, Trump maintained optimism when asked by Israel’s Channel 14 how the strike might affect negotiations. “Hopefully, it won’t affect it at all,” he said. “We want the hostages out, and we want them out soon.”
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Mr Trump, with all due respect, would you consider it ‘progress’ to release 3000 murderers like the guy who just murdered Charlie Kirk, in a vague exchange for some of the hostages, of which many are just bodies now?
Qatar is paying the guy well
Does this stupid trumpet know that 6 people were shot dead in cold blood and others seriously wounded – many others suffer from emotional wounds? Does the trumpet know that the killers families will get rewarded with serious money. These arabs know only one thing and that’s what’s needed. Bomb them till theilyer death.
Does this stupid trumpet know that 6 people were shot dead in cold blood and others seriously wounded – many others suffer from emotional wounds? Does the trumpet know that the killers families will get rewarded with serious money. These arabs know only one thing and that’s what’s needed. Bomb them till they’re dead.
If it was the other way around, USA wouldn’t think twice before bombing Qatar.
The wicked Zionists have always cared about one thing and one thing only: Zionism. Nothing else was/is important to the Zionists, not Jews facing Hitler’s death camps and not their hostages that their own billion dollar war and vaunted army utterly failed to keep safe on 10/7.
They really are not interested in a deal. WAKE UP ALREADY!!! If they were interested after 2 years don’t you think it would’ve happened already.
Poor Trump, he still doesn’t get that he’s not dealing with businessmen. The art of the deal doesn’t work with jihadist fanatics .
The history of Qatar not being impartial – actually quite the contrary – contributed in a huge way. Qatar cannot claim they’re clean and impartial. They are and were major fincial supporters of the terror killer hamas network.
It’s all politics, nothing to do with right or wrong
Trump is saying this cause of the Arab League money investments that he went to get and the USA good name there
Greece agreed to the bombing to distance from Turkey
If they wanted the hostages they would have them, it’s political, to get them back or give us death
Hashem. Is. In. Charge
Natanyahu – the new “Rocket Man”