So, Bibi Natanyahu and his right wing, deeply Zionist, anti-Muslim, uncontrolled government — which have no respect and regard for international law, or for the image hit that its only benefactor, the US, gets internationally and domestically from their rogue behaviour — did it again. On September 9, 2025, Israeli missiles hit a residential compound used by Hamas political leaders in the West Bay Lagoon area of Doha, where Hamas leaders were reportedly discussing a new US-backed ceasefire proposal. The strike, after Israel's earlier brazen attacks on Lebanon, Iraq, Syria and Iran this year alone, killed six people: five members of Hamas and a Qatari security officer. Key Hamas leaders, reportedly, remained unscathed.

Netanyahu confirmed the "wholly independent Israeli operation" to avenge the deadly shooting in Jerusalem recently and the October 2023 Hamas attack. The strike drew widespread international condemnation. Qatar, while condemning the attack, vowed to pursue legal avenues for accountability and continue the mediation efforts. In the joint Arab League (AL) and OIC summit in Doha, GCC pledged to "activate a joint defence mechanism", and the possibility of trade limitations against Israel. UNSC unanimously condemned the strike, and Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called it a "flagrant violation" of Qatar's sovereignty.

President Trump expressed 'displeasure' over the strike, for which 'ostensibly' America was not taken into confidence, and assured Qatar of no further attacks. Qatar hosts America's sprawling Al-Udeid Air Base, established in 1996, that is US CENTCOM's forward headquarters. The base, located southwest of Doha, hosts around 10,000 troops from the US, the UK and Australia. It is a........

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