Trump Directed Top Aide to Warn Qatar That Israel Attack Was Coming, White House Says
A general view of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 20, 2025. (Reuters File)
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President Donald Trump believes Israel’s strike on Hamas targets in Qatar was unfortunate and he directed a top aide, Steve Witkoff, to warn Qatar the attack was coming, the White House said on Tuesday.
Trump spoke to both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the emir of Qatar after the strikes, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters. He assured the Qatari leader that “such a thing will not happen again on their soil.”
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(Reporting by Jeff Mason and Steve Holland; Editing by Chris Reese)
