Attack in Doha raises questions about the fate of Hamas leaders. Israel: "Optimism is diminishing."
Meanwhile, Qatar, the mediating country, has called off negotiations and accused Netanyahu of "state terrorism." Trump has also distanced himself.Israeli Prime Minister follows the Doha raid live
The fate of Hamas leaders, who were targeted by Israeli attacks yesterday while they were meeting in Doha to discuss the peace agreement proposed by Donald Trump, remains unclear.
And even Israel's optimism about the success of the operation fades as the hours pass.
"There is currently no indication that the terrorists have been eliminated. We remain hopeful that they have been eliminated, but optimism has diminished," an Israeli official told Channel 12.
That discreet building was apparently hosting Israel's targets: Khalil al-Hayya, Khaled Mashaal, Muhammad Darwish, Razi Hamad, and Izzat al-Rishq. But the hypothesis is that the raid, historic as the IDF's first in Qatar, caused the greatest damage to the house next to the meeting site. According to Palestinian sources, two people died, but they are not the organization's leaders .
Meanwhile, as the forced exodus of the civilian population has begun in Gaza City, the first result of the bombing is the interruption of negotiations: "I don't think they can be sustainable after what we've seen," said Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani . "We have made every effort to ensure the success of the negotiations on Gaza. We have done everything possible to stop the aggression against Gaza. As for the ongoing negotiations, I don't think they can be sustainable after what we've seen today," Al Thani said at a press conference in Doha, calling the attack on Qatar, which is mediating the talks between Israel and Hamas, a betrayal.
The Qatari prime minister called the attack "an act of state terrorism carried out personally by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of his policy and ongoing attempts to undermine the security and stability of the region."
And Trump also backed away and distanced himself from his ally : "The decision to attack Qatar was Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's, not mine," the US president clarified, criticizing the raid, which could undermine his diplomatic plans in the region. "I'm not enthusiastic" and "I'm very upset," the tycoon declared during a brief exchange with the press before heading to dinner at a restaurant near the White House. "No," he later replied, shaking his head when a reporter asked if Israel had given him advance warning .
(Unioneonline/L)