US President Donald Trump, right, listens as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, April 7, 2025.

Donald Trump is clearly not happy with Israel after it chose to launch missile strikes into Qatar.

While Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was trying to hit Hamas militants in the Qatari capital of Doha, striking a country which has act as a mediator in the Middle East has sent shockwaves around the world.

To make matters even worse, it appears Netanyahu pushed ahead with the attack without giving the US – or Qatar – significant advance notice.

Israel’s international alliances have already been put under intense strain by its war on Gaza – only the Trump administration has (for the most part) stood by Netanyahu.

But could Israel’s surprise attack on Doha change all that?

Here’s what we know – and why it matters.

What happened between Israel and Qatar?

Israel launched 10 missile strikes at the Hamas headquarters in Qatar – where the militants have been offered immunity – on Tuesday night.

Several key figures within the militant group had gathered to discuss Trump’s latest peace plan for Gaza.

Hamas claimed its leader had survived the attack, although his son and four others were killed along with a member of the Qatari security forces.

If this is true, the strike could turn out to be a huge miscalculation for Netanyahu, considering the international reaction and the knock-on impact for peace talks.

The UK’s prime minister Keir

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