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Trump said to give Israel green light for strike on Hamas leadership in Qatar

By Lazar Berman 9 September 2025, 4:27 pm
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Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

US President Donald Trump speaks to the White House Religious Liberty Commission during an event at the Museum of the Bible, Sept. 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP/Evan Vucci)
US President Donald Trump speaks to the White House Religious Liberty Commission during an event at the Museum of the Bible, Sept. 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP/Evan Vucci)

US President Donald Trump gave the green light for the Israeli strike in Qatar, a senior Israeli official tells Channel 12.

Longtime Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal — whom Israel tried to assassinate in Jordan in 1997 — was among the Hamas leaders at the meeting targeted by Israel, according to the report.

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