The Times of Israel is liveblogging Wednesday’s events as they happen.

US authorities have detained a suspect in the fatal shooting of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, FBI Director Kash Patel says, following the attack at a university in Utah.

“The subject for the horrific shooting today that took the life of Charlie Kirk is now in custody,” Patel says on X. “We will provide updates when able.”

US President Donald Trump told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that his decision to target Hamas inside Qatar wasn’t wise, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing senior administration officials.

Trump made the comments during what the Journal describes as a heated phone call on Tuesday after the attack, which the US president was angry to hear about from the American military rather than Israel.

According to the newspaper, Netanyahu responded that he had a brief window to launch the strikes and took the opportunity. A second call between the men later on Tuesday was cordial, with Trump asking Netanyahu if the attack had proven successful, the Journal reports, adding that the premier said he didn’t know.

The report also quotes a senior administration official who says Trump is increasingly frustrated with Netanyahu, feeling that the prime minister unilaterally takes moves that box him in and which conflict with his aims in the Middle East.

Qatar hits back at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a strongly worded statement, describing his remarks about the Gulf country’s hosting of a Hamas office as “reckless.”

Netanyahu earlier warned Qatar to either expel Hamas officials or “bring them to justice. Because if you don’t, we will.”

French President Emmanuel Macron says he has spoken to US President Donald Trump on the phone and shared concerns about the situation in the Middle East in the aftermath of Israeli strikes on Hamas leaders in Qatar.

The two leaders also spoke about developments in Russia’s “war of aggression against Ukraine,” particularly following Russian drone incursions into Poland, Macron says in an X post.

“Close cooperation between Europeans and Americans is crucial on each of these fronts,” Macron says.

A person who was taken into custody on suspicion of shooting conservative US commentator Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University is not the suspect, according to a person familiar with the investigation who is not authorized to speak publicly.

It is not........

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