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Report: Israel willing to pay compensation to family of Qatari security officer killed in Doha strike
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNava Freiberg is The Times of Israel's deputy diplomatic correspondent.
Israel has expressed willingness to pay compensation to the family of the Qatari security officer who was killed in Israel’s strike against Hamas leaders in Doha, the Kan public broadcaster reports, citing an Israeli official.
The report follows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s apology to Qatar this evening over the strike, though it is unclear at what point Israel conveyed such willingness.
The network notes that such a case would not be unprecedented. In 2016, Israel paid Turkey $20 million in compensation for the deadly storming of an aid ship in 2010 as a key component of a deal signed to restore ties after a six-year rift.
Senior security officials were surprised by Netanyahu’s apology and had not been briefed in advance, the report adds.
The Prime Minister’s Office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the report.
The Times of Israel Community.