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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.»
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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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Former special counsel Jack Smith is standing by his 2023 decision to subpoena several Republican lawmakers’ phone records, calling the move «entirely proper» and consistent with Justice Department policy.
Smith said through his lawyers in a letter obtained by Fox News Digital that the subpoenaed data, known as toll records, belonging to eight senators and one House member were carefully targeted to support his investigation into President Donald Trump’s alleged subversion of the 2020 election.
«As described by various Senators, the toll data collection was narrowly tailored and limited to the four days from January 4, 2021 to January 7, 2021, with a focus on telephonic activity during the period immediately surrounding the January 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol,» Smith’s lawyers wrote Tuesday to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa.
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Former special counsel Jack Smith delivers remarks on an unsealed indictment, including four felony counts against President Donald Trump, Aug. 1, 2023, in Washington. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Toll records do not reveal the contents of phone calls but instead reveal when calls were made and to whom.
Smith’s lawyers said that although Grassley, who brought the subpoenas to light, has not reached out to Smith, they felt compelled to write to the chairman to address claims from Republicans that Smith improperly spied on lawmakers.
Grassley responded to the letter, saying he would continue an unbiased probe into Arctic Frost, the name of the FBI investigation that led to Smith’s election-related prosecution of Trump.
«I’m conducting an objective assessment of the facts&law like he says he wants So far we exposed an anti-Trump FBI agent started the investigation/broke FBI rules &only REPUBLICANS were targeted SMELLS LIKE POLITICS,» Grassley wrote on X.
The targeted senators included Republican Sens. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, Josh Hawley of Missouri and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina.
In addition to the eight senators, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, told Fox News’ Sean Hannity Tuesday that he recently discovered Smith also attempted to subpoena his toll records but that his phone company, AT&T, did not hand them over.
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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
The Republicans have broadly claimed they were inappropriately spied on, and compared Arctic Frost to the Watergate scandal.
Smith’s lawyers emphasized the normalcy of seeking out phone records and said that public officials are not immune from investigation.
Smith brought four criminal charges against Trump alleging he illegally attempted to overturn the results of the 2020 election, but he dismissed the charges after Trump won the 2024 election, citing a DOJ policy that discourages prosecuting sitting presidents.
Former special counsel Robert K. Hur testifies before the House Judiciary Committee on March 12, 2024, in Washington. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Former special counsel Robert Hur sought toll records during his investigation into former President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents. The DOJ subpoenaed phone records of former Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez, who is serving prison time after he was convicted in 2024 of corruption charges.
The first Trump administration subpoenaed phone records of Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., and then-Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and dozens of congressional staffers from both parties as part of a leak investigation.
Former DOJ inspector general Michael Horowitz warned in a report about the leak probe that lawmakers’ records should only be subpoenaed in narrow circumstances because it «risks chilling Congress’s ability to conduct oversight of the executive branch.»
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Smith’s lawyers also disputed FBI Director Kash Patel’s accusations that he attempted to hide the subpoenas «in a lockbox in a vault,» noting that the former special counsel mentioned subpoenaing senators’ records in a footnote of his final special counsel report.
«Moreover, the precise records at issue were produced in discovery to President Trump’s personal lawyers, some of whom now serve in senior positions within the Department of Justice,» Smith’s lawyers said.
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Incluso M. Night Shyamalan —conocido por hacer películas más oscuras como Sexto sentido y Señales”— a veces busca la luz. “Acabo de terminar tres películas realmente oscuras, Viejos, Llaman a la puerta y Trampa, que son historias muy intensas donde los personajes son súper, súper oscuros y complicados, y quería hacer algo diferente”, dijo el director.
Encontró una oportunidad interesante para colaborar en una nueva novela de romance sobrenatural llamada Remain junto a Nicholas Sparks. Sí, ese Nicholas Sparks: el rey de los dramas románticos como Diario de una pasión y Un paseo para recordar.
Los libros coescritos son una tendencia candente en el mundo editorial en este momento. Reese Witherspoon y Harlan Coben tienen una nueva novela. James Patterson se ha asociado con Bill Clinton y Dolly Parton en libros. Sin embargo, esta colaboración es diferente en que Shyamalan escribió el guion y Sparks aceptó escribir una novela basada en esa historia. Una película de Remain —protagonizada por Jake Gyllenhaal y Phoebe Dynevor— ya terminó su producción y se estrenará el próximo año.
“No creo que nadie haya hecho lo que acabamos de hacer, que fue tomar la misma historia e ir simultáneamente a hacer nuestras cosas por separado”, dijo Sparks. “No es de manera lineal. Son dos personas haciendo dos formas de arte diferentes a partir de la misma historia. Confié en él al 100% para hacer la mejor versión cinematográfica posible de esa historia y él confió en mí”.
Ambos se cruzaron hace años cuando le preguntaron a Shyamalan si querría adaptar la novela de Sparks El diario de una pasión en una película. El trabajo terminó en manos de Nick Cassavetes, pero Shyamalan dijo que la obra de Sparks “siempre representó algo mágico para mí”. Significaba algo para él que le confiaran una historia tan querida.
En una entrevista conjunta, Nicholas Sparks y M. Night Shyamalan hablan sobre trabajar juntos, películas de terror y ensalada de pollo. Las respuestas han sido editadas por claridad y brevedad.
—Al principio, ustedes dos trabajando juntos parece una pareja poco probable, pero los géneros sobrenatural y romántico tienen mucho en común.
SPARKS: No somos los primeros en incursionar en esto. La película más grande de 1990 fue Ghost. Shakespeare solía poner fantasmas en sus obras.
SHYAMALAN: Creo que el amor es un concepto sobrenatural. Es una mitología en la que todos creemos, pero sigue siendo una mitología, una mitología sobrenatural de que existe “el indicado”. El “destinado” que conoces en la cafetería y sabes que estaba destinado a ser, y luego todas las cosas que suceden porque se conocieron.
—Night, dices que te acercaste a Gyllenhaal a principios de año para este papel. Cuando lo hiciste, ¿le dijiste que también habría una novela escrita por Sparks?
SHYAMALAN: Debo haberlo hecho. Pero fue un momento tan inusual porque había terminado de escribir el guion, presioné guardar, corrí para subirme al auto e ir a Nueva York para el cumpleaños de mi hija. En el auto suena el teléfono, y es Jake. Y yo, “¿Qué pasa, amigo?” No habíamos hablado en cinco años, o más. Y él dice, “Me encantaría estar en una de tus películas”. Y yo respondí, “Eso es tan raro. ¿Dónde estás?” Y él, “Estoy en Nueva York”. Le dije, “Bueno, yo voy a Nueva York. ¿Quieres tomar un té?”
Tuve la corazonada de que el universo estaba haciendo algo. Así que llamé a mi asistente. Le dije, “Imprime el guion”. Así que solo estábamos tomando té y poniéndonos al día. Y él me contaba lo enamorado que está y lo feliz que está y enamorado. Y le dije, “¿Sabes qué? Toma”. Se quedó en shock. Me llamó dos días después y dijo, “Estoy dentro. Me encanta”. Fue una especie de cosa extraña y hermosa.
—¿El libro sigue el guion al pie de la letra o viceversa?
SPARKS: Como cualquier adaptación, no. Lo primero que dije cuando leí su guion fue, “Oye, esto es genial. Por supuesto, no se parecerá en nada a mi novela. Es completamente diferente”. Night dijo básicamente lo mismo.
SHYAMALAN: Creo que para el público será muy interesante. Podrán señalar las diferencias y preguntar, “¿Por qué Nicholas hizo eso con el personaje y la historia de fondo? ¿Por qué Night hizo esto?” Nuestro diálogo no es el mismo.
—Night, estamos en temporada de Halloween. ¿Hay alguna película —además de las tuyas— que recomiendes ver?
SHYAMALAN: El exorcista, por supuesto, siempre está ahí. Está Juego de inocentes. La casa embrujada, la película de 1963 de Robert Wise. Y la película japonesa Cure.
Fuente: AP
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Australian prime minister’s plane makes emergency landing in St Louis after leaving Washington
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The plane carrying Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had to make an emergency landing Tuesday night after leaving Washington, D.C.
The aircraft, a Royal Australian Air Force KC-30A, diverted and landed safely at the St. Louis Lambert International Airport in Missouri, an Australian Defence spokesperson confirmed to Fox News.
«Our highest priority is providing support to the injured member and request that their privacy be respected,» a statement said.
Officials told local FOX 2 that a crew member was struck in the head by luggage, and it was believed to have fallen from an overhead bin.
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President Donald Trump, right, shakes the hand of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, October 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Evan Vucci)
That crew member reportedly suffered a concussion and was taken to the hospital.
Albanese’s plane had left Joint Base Andrews at 5:15 p.m., FOX 2 reported, and the emergency landing happened around 7:45 p.m.
President Donald Trump and Albanese signed a critical minerals deal at the White House on Monday as the U.S. had been eyeing the continent’s rich rare-earth resources. This, at a time when China is imposing tougher rules on exporting its own critical minerals abroad.
TRUMP ADMIN SLAMS CHINA’S ‘GLOBAL POWER GRAB’ ON RARE EARTHS, THREATENS TRIPLE-DIGIT TARIFFS
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gestures during a press conference in Sydney, Australia, Dec. 12, 2024. (Mark Baker, File)
The two leaders described the agreement as an $8.5 billion deal between the allies. Trump said it had been negotiated over several months.
«In about a year from now we’ll have so much critical mineral and rare earth that you won’t know what to do with them,» said Trump, boasting about the deal. «They’ll be worth $2.»
Xenotime is a rare earth element that can be found in Australia. (Getty Images )
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Albanese added that the agreement takes the U.S.-Australia relationship «to the next level.»
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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