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The U.S. and Qatar are reassessing their security partnership in an effort to deter a future Israeli strike, a senior official told The Hill, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows to hit the Persian Gulf country again if Hamas officials are not expelled.

In an interview with The Hill, Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari raged against Netanyahu as an “unhinged, narcissistic leader” and said Qatar is only looking to grow its security partnership with the U.S. in response to Tuesday’s strike targeting Hamas leaders in Doha.

Al-Ansari, who is also an adviser to Qatar’s prime minister, welcomed President Trump’s “condemnation and determination” to deter a future Israeli attack, speaking via Zoom from Doha.

“I think the whole world has a lot of cards it hasn't played with Netanyahu, and I think there was a lot of reluctance internationally, including in the U.S., to take a lot of action in the hope that Prime Minister Netanyahu will sign a deal, will cease fire and will get his hostages out through diplomatic means,” al-Ansari said.

Qatar is in high-level discussions with the U.S. to reassess its security partnership, al-Ansari said, adding that it “will take some time” because it had never before considered Israel as a direct threat.

“Now, the gravest concern that we have is being attacked by Israel, which is something that was never the case in Qatar in all of its history,” he said.

A major escalation

At 3:46 p.m. on Sept. 9, explosions rocked a residential neighborhood in Doha after Israel launched strikes targeting senior Hamas political officials.

Trump said he was alerted by the U.S. military, which tracked Israeli fighter jets heading toward the Persian Gulf. By the time Trump learned of Israel's plans to strike Doha and then moved to notify the Qataris, explosions were underway, Qatari officials said.

“This is an attack orchestrated by a megalomaniac who is leading a radical government in Israel. It has nothing to do with the United States,”........

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