<
div class=”ford-130mj7b”>Following Israeli airstrikes aimed at Hamas negotiators in Doha, the White House appeared to play a limited role in stopping a conflict that Donald Trump had claimed only he could mediate. As details of the diplomatic efforts before the extraordinary strike emerged, it was clear that the White House had minimal involvement in how Israel initiated this new front in their ongoing conflict with Hamas. The Trump administration seemed to be caught off-guard, similar to events in June when Israel’s strikes on Iranian military and nuclear program targets disrupted US attempts at negotiating a new nuclear deal with Tehran.
Qatari prime minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani expressed anger over the strikes, labeling them as ‘state terrorism.’ The strikes could signal the end of the two-year-long ceasefire negotiation process in Qatar, hosted by the country as a mediator between Israel and Hamas. Despite the attack, Qatar pledged to continue mediating between the two parties, though current talks were put in jeopardy. The strikes have raised questions about Israel’s intentions and the feasibility of continued mediation. With diplomatic efforts straining, Egypt could potentially step in as a mediator, yet the task remains challenging when neither the Israeli government nor the Hamas leadership seems genuinely interested in a deal. The strikes have also reignited discussions over Qatar’s influence on Hamas, making future mediation efforts even more complicated.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/10/trump-us-israel-hamas-strike-qatar
