Kushner Calls Israel’s Doha Strike ‘Terrible,’ Says US Used Fallout to Push Gaza Deal
Kushner said the failed strike left Israel isolated and gave U.S. negotiators leverage to secure a 20-point ceasefire plan.
- Jared Kushner, a special adviser to President Donald Trump, said Sunday the administration leveraged the fallout from Israel's failed September 9, 2025, strike in Doha to pressure the Israeli government into accepting a Gaza ceasefire deal.
- The Israeli Air Force operation in Qatar on September 9, 2025, failed to eliminate Hamas leaders, instead killing security personnel and leaving Israel globally isolated, which Washington utilized as diplomatic leverage.
- Exactly one month after the strike, on October 9, 2025, Israel and Hamas signed a ceasefire agreement that led to the release of 48 hostages and the freedom of nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners.
- Despite the initial agreement, negotiations have stalled over the requirement that Hamas disarm, leading Israel to withhold additional troop pullbacks until the group dismantles its military infrastructure.
- Israel is now "quite happy" with the agreement, Kushner noted, adding that a new governing structure is expected to manage Gaza as the territory moves toward eventual demilitarization.
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Israelis marked a relatively quiet close to Rosh Hashanah, yet that stillness was quickly overtaken by reports that Jared Kushner had criticized Israel’s earlier strike on Hamas leaders in Doha and said the Trump administration exploited the aftermath to force Israel toward a Gaza agreement. According to a report from CBN, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu […]
Kushner Says Qatar Strike Fallout Drove Gaza Deal
Jared Kushner says the September 9, 2025 Doha strike against Hamas leaders, though militarily failed, leveraged Israel’s international isolation to push for a Gaza ceasefire and the establishment of a new governing arrangement; multiple accounts, however, portray the attack as a catalyst for pressure and contested by Israeli officials who argue it helped secure the latest hostage deal and broader goals. Reports also note that several Hamas figur…
US used Israel’s isolation after Doha strike to secure Gaza deal: Kushner
US President Donald Trump’s envoy and son-in-law Jared Kushner said Washington used international pressure on Israel following its September 2025 airstrike in Doha, Qatar, targeting Hamas leaders to help push the country toward a Gaza ceasefire and hostage-release agreement.
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