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Israel’s strike in Qatar triggers rare US rebuke, tests Trump’s Gulf diplomacy
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The White House issued a rare public rebuke of Israel for its strikes on Hamas leaders in Qatar, putting Washington in an awkward position between two key allies.
The Trump administration almost never breaks publicly with Israel on military campaigns. But analysts say the deeper question is how much the U.S. knew in advance — and whether it quietly offered its blessing.
Hamas said the strike killed five of its members but failed to assassinate the group’s negotiating delegation. A Qatari security official also died, underscoring the risk of escalation when Israeli operations spill into the territory of U.S. partners.
«There’s a lot of opaqueness when it comes to exactly what the United States knew and when,» said Daniel Benaim, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute. «But the President has been pretty clear that he was unhappy with the substance and the process of what happened yesterday. This kind of public statement by a U.S. president in the wake of a strike like this is already very notable in its own right.»
ISRAELI STRIKE TARGETS HAMAS LEADERSHIP IN QATAR
A damaged building, following an Israeli attack on Hamas leaders, according to an Israeli official, in Doha, Qatar, Sept. 9, 2025. (Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters )
Just days before the strike, Trump issued what he called a «last warning» to Hamas, urging the group to accept a U.S.-backed proposal to release hostages from Gaza. The timing has fueled speculation about whether the strike was connected to Washington’s frustration with Hamas and whether Israel acted with at least tacit U.S. approval.
«It just seems like the Israelis wouldn’t have done this without him knowing,» said Michael Makovsky, CEO of the Jewish Institute for National Security of America.
«They’ve got a U.S. base right in that country with everything going on with the hostage talks. I got a sense that he knew, and it’s hard to understand exactly what happened — that if he knew, he sat on it, and then he told the Qataris only when the missiles were flying.»
But Trump on Tuesday had harsh words about the strike, writing on Truth Social that it «does not advance Israel or America’s goals.»
The White House claimed it learned from the U.S. military that missiles were on the move, and gave warning to the Qataris. Qatar has denied getting any sort of advanced warning.
If Washington knew in advance, why issue the rebuke? If it didn’t, how could Israel act so freely in airspace dominated by the U.S. military? Either option raises uncomfortable questions about America’s leverage.
QATAR THREATENS TO ‘RETALIATE’ AGAINST ISRAEL FOR DOHA STRIKE ON HAMAS
«Israel would not do what it did without some sort of an approval by the U.S.,» said Dr. Yoel Guzansky, senior researcher and head of the Gulf program at Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies. «The Trump administration wants to distance itself, and it’s understandable, because it has good relations with the Qataris.»
That relationship is anchored in hard power. The U.S.’s biggest overseas air base, Al Udeid, sits on Qatari soil and hosts more than 10,000 American troops. Qatar is a top buyer of U.S. weapons and recently gifted the administration with a new Air Force One jet. Yet none of that deterred Israel’s strike. «If indeed the U.S. wasn’t aware, then we have a big problem, because Israel surprised the U.S., and it might cause damage to U.S.-Qatari relations,» Guzansky said.
Others argue the U.S. may have been more aligned with the operation than its rhetoric suggests. «The fact that U.S. defenses at Al Udeid were not used against Israeli jets is a great indicator that Washington was not opposed to the strike,» Ahmad Sharawi, a researcher at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
But Qatar’s international Media Office called claims that Qatar was re-evaluating its security partnership with the U.S. «categorically false.»
«It is a clear and failed attempt to drive a wedge between Qatar and the U.S.»
Vehicles stop at a red traffic light, a day after an Israeli attack on Hamas leaders, in Doha, Qatar, Sept. 10, 2025. (Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters )
Strains on Gulf relationships
The reverberations extend beyond Washington and Doha. The strikes risk unsettling the delicate outreach between Israel, the U.S., and Gulf states, particularly Saudi Arabia, which has been under quiet but sustained pressure to join the Abraham Accords — the U.S.-brokered normalization deals between Israel and Bahrain, Morocco, Sudan and the United Arab Emirates.
«Regional power dynamics are shifting,» said Benaim. «Gulf states are a bit less concerned about the threat from Iran, which was pushing them closer to Israel, and they’re seeing that Israel is engaged in activities across the region, whether it’s Syria or inside Iran or now inside Doha.»
ISRAEL’S DOHA STRIKE SENT A DECISIVE MESSAGE THAT TERROR WILL FIND NO SAFE HAVEN
The divergence is stark. Gulf leaders want de-escalation and stability to rebrand their states as hubs of investment, tourism, and economic recovery. Israel, meanwhile, is pursuing a strategy of direct confrontation with Iran across multiple fronts.
«Gulf states that are really focused on their own economic recovery don’t like the image of smoldering, smoking Gulf cities subject to bombs because they’re trying to attract investment and create an image of common stability,» Benaim said.
That mismatch could slow normalization, even if it doesn’t derail it. «Israel is probably underestimating the power of Gulf solidarity and the barrier being crossed when you see Israel striking inside of a GCC [Gulf Cooperation Council] state,» one former senior State Department official added. «I don’t think that means their relationships are going to fall apart or unravel, but these things cast a long shadow.»
Sharawi counters that Gulf outrage may be less about Israel itself than about the precedent of a strike on GCC soil. «It was an Israeli action against a fellow GCC partner, despite the hostile relationship that countries like Saudi Arabia and the UAE had with Qatar in the past,» he said. «But Gulf leaders are also deeply critical of Qatar for hosting Hamas. Privately, many will understand why Israel acted, even if publicly they condemn it.»
Qatar’s balancing act
For Qatar, the strikes open up both a vulnerability and an opportunity. On the one hand, it cannot allow itself to appear passive in the face of foreign attacks on its soil. Analysts expect Doha to respond through diplomatic channels, critical media coverage, and perhaps limited economic measures against Israel.
But Qatar also has a long history of turning crisis into relevance. «Qataris want to be again the mediator, because they earn a lot of points internationally — especially from the U.S.,» said Guzansky. «It’s in their DNA.»
That means Qatar’s public outrage may coexist with a return to shuttle diplomacy, positioning itself once more as indispensable to ceasefire negotiations.
Sharawi argues that Qatar’s victim narrative also obscures its complicity. «The leadership of a terrorist organization has failed to bring in a sustainable ceasefire, and Qatar has empowered Hamas by hosting them,» he said. «Even though Gulf leaders won’t say it publicly, they are very anti-Hamas. That context matters for how normalization prospects are viewed after this strike.»
Earlier this week Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade told a Qatari spokesperson it sounded more like the nation was «taking Hamas’ side» than playing mediator.
«When one of the parties decides to attack our sovereignty in a residential neighborhood where my countrymen, the residents of Qatar, live in schools and nurseries right next door. Believe me, it’s very difficult to maintain a very calm voice,» foreign ministry spokesperson Majed Al Ansari said.
Israel’s defense minister Israel Katz has promised to strike «enemies everywhere» after strikes. (REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun)
A different reaction than Iran
The Doha strikes also highlight an asymmetry in Gulf reactions. When Iran struck Al Udeid Air Base earlier this year, Gulf solidarity with Qatar was muted. This time, condemnations poured in minute by minute.
«You didn’t see Gulf leaders coming and hugging the Qataris after Iran’s strike,» Guzansky noted. «But with Israel, the reaction was much louder, with strong rhetoric across the Arab world.»
Sharawi agrees but frames it differently: «They were overly critical of Israel compared to Iran. The Jordanian king even said Qatar’s security is Jordan’s security — a very strong statement. The Arabs don’t hesitate to latch onto anything that criticizes Israel, and that showed yesterday, even in comparison with Iran.»
The contrast underscores a regional reality: Gulf leaders fear escalation with Tehran, but criticizing Israel carries little risk. For Qatar, the difference offers a chance to rally sympathy and spotlight its sovereignty — even as its neighbors quietly question its choice to host Hamas.
A shadow over normalization
Israel’s military reach is undeniable. But by striking inside Doha, it may have paid a hidden diplomatic price — reinforcing perceptions of Israel as a destabilizing actor at a time when Gulf states seek calm.
The fact that Hamas leaders survived while a Qatari security official was killed may further complicate fallout, heightening anger in Doha while leaving Israel’s core objective incomplete.
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Israel’s defense minister Israel Katz has promised to strike «enemies everywhere.»
«There is no place where they can hide,» Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a post on X, raising questions about whether a sovereign nation like Turkey, a NATO ally, which houses Hamas senior leaders, may be next.
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Los hijos de Bolsonaro acusaron al juez Alexandre de Moraes de querer “matar” al ex presidente brasileño
Tres de los hijos de Jair Bolsonaro cargaron este sábado con dureza contra Alexandre de Moraes, el juez de la Corte Suprema que dictó la orden de prisión preventiva del ex presidente brasileño, al acusarlo de querer “matar” a su padre.
“El objetivo de Alexandre de Moraes es bien simple: matar a mi padre”, escribió en sus redes sociales el diputado Eduardo Bolsonaro en un extenso mensaje en el que tachó al magistrado de “psicópata”.
Eduardo se encuentra desde marzo pasado en Estados Unidos, donde ha mantenido reuniones con representantes del Gobierno de Donald Trump en busca de ayuda para intentar tumbar el proceso por el cual el ex mandatario fue condenado a 27 años de cárcel por golpismo.
El Supremo ya imputó al legislador por su actuación en EEUU, que se tradujo en aranceles del 50% sobre los productos brasileños, la revocación de los visados a varios jueces del alto tribunal y funcionarios del Ejecutivo, y sanciones financieras contra De Moraes.
“Cualquier régimen de excepción busca eliminar físicamente a sus disidentes; Alexandre de Moraes simplemente sigue el ejemplo de todos los tiranos psicópatas que lo precedieron”, expresó Eduardo.
“Nada de esto nos hará retroceder ni rendirnos. El martirio de mi padre solo encenderá la llama de la justicia en nuestros corazones. Todos los involucrados en el actual intento de Alexandre de Moraes de asesinar a mi padre rendirán cuentas”, prometió.
En la misma línea, el senador Flávio Bolsonaro manifestó que su padre “nunca hizo nada malo” y que la prisión preventiva se basa en una decisión judicial “frágil” construida a partir de “hipótesis”.
“¡Si le pasa alguna cosa, Alexandre de Moraes, es culpa tuya! ¡Si mi padre muere allí dentro, la culpa es tuya! ¡¿Quiere matar a Bolsonaro, Alexandre de Moraes?!”, exclamó en un directo en redes sociales que finalizó entre lágrimas mientras pronunciaba una oración.
Por su parte, el concejal de Río de Janeiro Carlos Bolsonaro insinuó que los problemas judiciales del ex gobernante, quien también está inhabilitado para cargos electivos, forman parte de un plan para acabar con su carrera política y disipar el movimiento de extrema derecha que encabeza en el país.
“El objetivo no cambia: quieren a Jair Bolsonaro enterrado vivo. O muerto, como ya intentaron”, aseguró.
El ex jefe de Estado (2019-2022) fue detenido preventivamente este sábado en su residencia de Brasilia, donde desde el pasado 4 de agosto cumplía prisión domiciliaria por incumplir varias medidas cautelares impuestas en el marco de la causa de golpismo.
Un equipo de agentes condujeron al ex gobernante hasta la sede de la Superintendencia de la Policía Federal de Brasilia, donde permanecerá bajo custodia hasta nueva orden.
Su arresto se produjo en vísperas de que el Supremo ordene la ejecución de su condena de 27 años y tres meses por su papel en la trama que intentó revertir el resultado de las elecciones de 2022.
El Supremo Tribunal Federal lo consideró responsable de “liderar” un plan para desconocer la victoria de Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. El proceso reunió registros de reuniones con altos mandos militares, discursos que cuestionaron sin pruebas el sistema de voto electrónico y documentos que describieron escenarios para activar un Estado de Sitio sin base constitucional.
El juez Moraes fundamenta la prisión preventiva en tres hechos recientes. Primero, la convocatoria de Flávio Bolsonaro a una “vigilia por la salud de Bolsonaro y la libertad de Brasil”. La Policía Federal advierte que un tumulto cerca de la vivienda podía facilitar una fuga. Segundo, la ruptura registrada de la tobillera electrónica a la madrugada del sábado. El magistrado interpreta el episodio como una señal de intento de evasión. Tercero, la fuga de Alexandre Ramagem, exdirector de Inteligencia y condenado por golpismo, que escapa desde Roraima hacia Estados Unidos.
La justicia menciona además la proximidad entre la casa de Bolsonaro y la zona de embajadas, incluida la de Estados Unidos.
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara apologized to the Somali community for a comment he made connecting «East African kids» to crime.
«The Somali community here in Minneapolis has been welcoming and has shown love towards me, and I appreciate it,» O’Hara said at a news conference on Thursday. «Over the last three years we have been working together to try and address some of the real serious problems that we have in our community.»
«We have to be honest at times with the problems that we’re having in our community, and we need our community to help us fix those problems together because it’s real and it’s serious. At the same time, if people have taken anything that i have said out of context in a way that’s caused harm, I apologize, and I’m sorry for that because that’s not my intention at all,» O’Hara added.
In an interview with WCCO earlier this month, O’Hara was speaking about a deadly Halloween shooting as well as juvenile crime plaguing the city when he made the comment. Alpha News reported that the Dinkytown area, where the shooting took place, has seen a series of crimes including assaults, robberies, shootings and auto thefts.
TRUMP TERMINATES DEPORTATION PROTECTIONS FOR SOMALI NATIONALS LIVING IN MINNESOTA ‘EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY’
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara speaks during a press conference regarding the Annunciation Church shooting in Minneapolis, Minn., Aug. 28, 2025. (Tim Evans/Reuters)
During the interview, he stated that the young people committing the crimes were not «poor kids from Minneapolis,» but rather kids that come from out of town who take «mommy’s Mercedes-Benz to Dinkytown, and they don’t know where they are.»
«Groups of kids, groups of East African kids that are coming from surrounding communities and not just one community, kind of all over the place,» O’Hara told WCCO.
After the interview, a petition on Change.org demanded an apology from O’Hara, saying that the East African community of Minneapolis «has already been carrying the weight of unfair scrutiny for years» and that the chief’s comment would «deepen that burden.»
The Minneapolis Somali community has faced scrutiny on a national level in recent days after a bombshell report revealed a series of alleged financial schemes that ended with terrorists getting taxpayer dollars. Ryan Thorpe and Christopher F. Rufo of the Manhattan Institute found that Al-Shabaab, an al Qaeda-linked terrorist organization in Somalia, was receiving funds that could be traced back to Minnesota.
«Every scrap of economic activity, in the Twin Cities, in America, throughout Western Europe, anywhere Somalis are concentrated, every cent that is sent back to Somalia benefits Al-Shabaab in some way,» a former official who worked on the Minneapolis Joint Terrorism Task Force told Thorpe and Rufo.
Women walk along a tree-lined street in Minneapolis’ Cedar–Riverside neighborhood, home to one of the largest Somali communities in the U.S. (Michael Dorgan/Fox News Digital)
Following the report, President Donald Trump announced he was ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalis in Minnesota.
The Secretary of Homeland Security may designate a country for TPS if nationals cannot return safely or if the country «is unable to handle the return of its nationals adequately.» Countries currently under TPS are Burma, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Haiti, Lebanon, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, Venezuela and Yemen.
«Minnesota, under Governor Waltz, is a hub of fraudulent money laundering activity. I am, as President of the United States, hereby terminating, effective immediately the Temporary Protected Status (TPS program) for Somalis in Minnesota. Somali gangs are terrorizing the people of that great State, and BILLIONS of dollars are missing. Send them back to where they came from. It’s OVER!,» Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Rufo, one of the authors of the bombshell report, said Trump’s announcement was a «great start» but that there is still more work to do.
«Canceling TPS for Minnesota Somalis is a great start. Next: review all asylum, refugee, and citizenship applications for any hint of fraud or technical error; then initiate denaturalizations and mass deportations up to the furthest limits of the law. They have to go home,» Rufo wrote on X.
Women walk along a tree-lined street in Minneapolis’ Cedar–Riverside neighborhood, home to one of the largest Somali communities in the U.S. (Michael Dorgan/Fox News Digital)
MINNESOTA TAXPAYER DOLLARS FUNNELED TO AL-SHABAAB TERROR GROUP, REPORT ALLEGES
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn, who praised Trump’s decision, wrote a letter on Friday to U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota Daniel Rosen demanding an investigation. The letter was also signed by Emmer’s fellow Minnesota Republicans, Rep. Pete Stauber, Rep. Michelle Fischbach, and Rep. Brad Finstad.
«It is alleged that Minnesota’s Somali community, the largest in the nation, has been sending millions back to Somalia via the hawala network, an informal money trafficking network which is notorious for funds ending up in terrorist networks, and in this instance, Al-Shabaab,» the letter reads.
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) speaks during a press conference with members of the Republican Study Committee and other members of House Republican leadership, on the 28th day of the government shutdown in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 28, 2025. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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The lawmakers cited the various cases involving members of the Somali community, including the Feeding our Future fraud scheme, fraud in the Housing Stabilization Services program, Child Care Assistance program and Minnesota’s Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention program.
«It is bad enough that these individuals are defrauding our state, taking services and funds away from children and the most vulnerable, but now there is a good reason to believe that Minnesota taxpayer dollars are going straight into terrorists’ hands. These new allegations present not only a serious betrayal of taxpayer trust, but also a grave threat to our national security,» the letter states.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Walz’s office for comment.
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