Qatar states that he has the right to respond to Israeli attack that killed six people in Doha
Prime Minister Qatarez, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, accused Israel of sabotaging the peace process and qualified the attack as “state terrorism”.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Qatar Prime Minister/Photox
“Qatar reserves the right to respond to this flagrant attack and will take all the necessary measures. We will not abandon our role as a mediator, regardless of threats,“Said the official.
Prime Minister Qatarez accused Israel of “pulling the region in a situation from which, unfortunately, it can not be left.”
The Summit of Fire operation was carried out with the secret approval of the Israelina security office, and to ensure the successful elimination of high -ranking officials, fighter aircraft launched 10 bombs
Just a few hours after the Israeli army demanded the total evacuation of the city of Gaza, Tel Avivul launched an unprecedented air attack on some Hamas leaders reunited in the Qatar capital, Doha-at a time when the last American proposals were discussed on possible cessation of fire.
The operation, baptized “Summit by Fire”, was secretly approved by the Israeli security office and directly coordinated from the Shin Bet headquarters, in the presence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Fighting jets have launched ten bombs on a residential area, while Israeli drones supervised the operation. The attack occurred over 1,800 km away from Israel – a rare military projection action, especially in the territory of a US allied state.
Although Hamas confirmed the death of six people, including the son of exiled leader Khalil al-Hayya, sources within the organization state that the entire leadership involved in peace negotiations would have survived.
US have been informed but washed on hands
The White House confirmed that it was notified in advance by the Israeli side, but stressed that it did not approve the attack. Moreover, the Trump administration tried, without success, to warn the Qattese authorities before the blow.
“The unilateral action on the territory of the Qatar, a close ally of the United States and an essential partner in mediating the conflict, serves neither American nor Israeli,” said US President Karoline Leavitt.
Donald Trump, in a post on his Social Truth network, was distanced from the incident: “This was a decision taken exclusively by Prime Minister Netanyahu. I was not involved.” The former president added that the attempts to notify the Qatar “came, unfortunately, too late.”
Critical reactions also came from other capitals: Turkey spoke of a “terrorist state policy” practiced by Israel, and the Arab League has accused a serious violation of the sovereignty of Qatar.
On the other hand, Netanyahu claimed that the decision belonged to it: “This action against terrorist leaders in Hamas is a 100% Israeli operation. Israel has decided, Israel executed, Israel assumes.”
Attack against the background of failed negotiations and a devastated gaza
The raid takes place in a delicate moment: Hamas had announced that he was ready to resume the discussions for ceasing fire, based on an American proposal. According to movement sources, the offer would have been a “trap” meant to attract Hamas leaders in an easy-to-attacked place.
Images distributed by eyewitnesses show columns of smoke over the Katara District of Doha – a tourist area where, according to Al Jazeera, a meeting of the Hamas negotiation team was held.
In a common statement, the Israeli army and the security agency Shin Bet said they used precision ammunition and took “special measures to minimize collateral victims.”
Tension context: a gaza under siege and a region on the threshold of a new wave of instability
The attack comes at a time when the Israeli army intensifies the pressure on the last Hamas positions in the city of Gaza, given that hundreds of thousands of civilians live in hunger.
Since the beginning of the war, which broke out on October 7, 2023 after the Surprise attack of Hamas, over 65,000 Palestinians have been killed, according to the enchanting health authorities.
Qatar, along with the US and Egypt, has played a central role in repeated attempts to achieve fire – with little success so far.
Meanwhile, the statements of American officials and the Think-Tank in Washington emphasize the strategic risks of the action: “It is an attack on diplomacy itself,” commented Matt Duss, former adviser on foreign policy of Senator Bernie Sanders.
“If the US have approved or tolerated this blow, it is still a proof that the myth of America as a pacifier in the Middle East has been definitively collapsed,” a Added Tita Parsi from Quincy Institute.
