Smoke billows from explosions in Doha, the-capital of Qatar, following the Israeli air strikes.
Sean Matthews – Middle East Eye Sept 9, 2025
US President Donald Trump “blessed” Israel’s attack on Doha, Qatar which targeted senior Hamas officials, US and regional officials have told Middle East Eye.
The bombings look set to usher in a new chapter of instability for the Middle East.
According to media reports, around 12 air strikes hit residential buildings in Doha at around 4pm local time.
Khalil al-Hayya, Khaled Meshal, Zaher Jabarin and other senior Hamas officials survived the attack, MEE reported.
The attack killed Hayya’s son, Hammam al-Hayya, and his office director, Jihad Lubbad, sources told MEE. Several others were wounded.
Both regional and US officials said the US was notified of the attack in advance.
The White House later confirmed on Tuesday that it was notified beforehand of the Israeli attack.
The White House said that Trump believes Israel’s strike on Hamas targets in Qatar was unfortunate and he directed his top envoy, Steve Witkoff, to warn Qatar that the attack was incoming.
“The president views Qatar as a strong ally and friend of the United States, and feels very badly about the location of this attack,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters, reading from a statement.
Trump spoke with both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani after the attack.
Netanyahu’s office said the attack was “a wholly independent Israeli operation,” adding that, “Israel initiated it, Israel conducted it, and Israel takes full responsibility.”
Some US officials who would normally be in contact with the US operations centre in Doha reported radio silence to MEE, implying that communications went dark to facilitate the operation.
It’s unclear what specific projectiles Israel used to attack Doha, but the US and Qatar both coordinate air defence – as they did when Iran targeted the United States’ Al-Udeid base in June.
A separate US official told MEE that given the recent Iranian strikes and tensions in the region, security in Qatar – including advanced air defence warnings – would be activated.
The US ambassador’s residence is located in Doha’s Katara District, which was targeted by Israel.
Qatar, which is a major non-Nato ally of the US, strongly condemned what it described as the “cowardly Israeli attack”.
Qatar’s interior ministry said on Monday that a member of its internal security forces, Corporal Bader Saad Mohammed al-Humaidi al-Dosari, was killed in the attack and that other security personnel were also wounded.
Swift condemnation also followed from the UAE, while Saudi Arabia called the attack a “blatant violation” of Qatari sovereignty.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not rule out further attacks on a TV address later on Tuesday.
Israel began threatening to attack Hamas officials abroad earlier this summer, with Israeli news site Maariv reporting in June that Israel had a Hamas “hit list”.
But regional and US officials widely believed that Israel would refrain from strikes on Doha.
Although Doha is not as popular among expats as Dubai, it has slowly emerged as a more discreet hub for expats and global businesspeople.
“Qatar, which is a major non-Nato ally of the US, strongly condemned what it described as the “cowardly Israeli attack”.”
Business as usual for the murderous kikes and their US attack dog.
A liar and cheat may be remembered but never as a great man.
Charity calls for action as 210,000 Scottish children found to be food insecure
( this means long term hunger )
Story by Craig Paton • 11h • leading charity has called for action after research found 210,000 children in Scotland live in food insecure households.
The Trussell Trust urged the Scottish Government to increase the level of its flagship Scottish child payment, as well as follow through its commitment to mitigate the two-child limit and provide cash for those waiting for their first universal credit payments. the call comes as the charity found 15% of households – equivalent to one million people and 210,000 children – in Scotland are food insecure. ( long term hungry)
The figure represents a slight decrease from 17% in 2022, with the charity suggesting there is “emerging signs of some progress” north of the border.
The research – which was conducted through a survey carried out in the summer of last year and released on Wednesday – also found 5% of all households sought charitable help for food insecurity.
WE can import foreign toerags and keep them fed but not out own
this is racism as it most vile
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Qatar should join the China/Russia lega + throw
all american instalations out !
Example of an untruth.
https://t.me/stormypatriotjoe21/45986
The destruction of Palestine and the Palestinian people is what the Zionist state wants. Time for the Arab states to realize Iran is not your enemy Israel is.
Zionist Israel declared decades ago how little they care for Arabs. Hamas is just their excuse to reign-down bloody murder and destruction.
When the wheels fall off Zionist Israel, Western governments hastily re-attach them and the caravan moves on to commit more and more murderous crimes.
before the election
we had all 3 political parties send a chap going door to door
i spoke to all three and asked if they planned to flood the area with migrants
as they had most of britain, oh no we would not do that they all said
the election pamphlets all said
more pay for nurses fill the potholes and stop parking out side schools
NO MENTION of the coming migrant swamping
yesterday i saw a very disturbed migrant in town, big black guy
in a white wedding dress, a real nut job, a tragedy waiting to happen
he had a violent face, just rememeber it was the lib dems in this area
that brought them in
America was meant for Christians but has Mammonites at the top now, and these can slide over to Zionism easily, because Jews administer money
The frothing criminally insane demons of Satania bomb yet another sovereign cuntry with impunity.