Senate Republicans Address Differences with White House over Israel’s Doha Strike

White House condemns Israeli strike in Qatar, as sense mounts that Hamas leaders may have survived

(JTA) — The White House issued a sharp rebuke to Israel’s strike on Hamas leadership in Qatar on Tuesday while backing its goal, marking a split between U.S. and Israeli leadership over the unprecedented military action. “Unilaterally bombing inside Qatar, a Sovereign Nation and close Ally of the United States, that is working very hard and bravely taking risks with us to broker Peace, does not advance Israel or America’s goals,” President Donal…

Senate Republicans address differences with White House over Israel’s Doha strike

The Israeli strike targeting Hamas leaders in Qatar is dividing the White House, which strongly criticized Israel for attacking Qatari territory, and Senate Republicans, who have been overwhelmingly supportive of the Israeli action. President Donald Trump told reporters on Tuesday evening he was “not thrilled about the way that went down” and “very unhappy with every aspect,” his first direct public comments on the Israeli strike, after White Ho…

Questions emerge about success of Israel’s Doha strikes on Hamas leaders

There are doubts emerging about whether Israel‘s strike in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday that targeted senior Hamas leaders killed the people it intended to. The strike targeted Hamas‘s chief negotiator, Khalil al Hayya, and others, but the group said it did not kill its negotiating delegation; instead, five lower-ranking members, including al Hayya’s son and his... The post Questions emerge about success of Israel’s Doha strikes on Hamas leaders appe…

GOP senator compares Israel’s Hamas fight to US killing of Usama bin Laden

Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., is traveling to Israel following the Jewish state’s strike in Qatar, a strike he argued was part of Israel’s ‘singular purpose’ to eradicate Hamas. The Israel Defense Force (IDF) announced the strike, which was intended to target senior-level leadership in Hamas, on Tuesday. However, the attack took place over 1,300 miles away in Doha, Qatar. The Qatari government has been a key player at the negotiation table in the …