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Strike could further Israel’s status as a ‘pariah’ with Gulf states
Andreas Krieg, a senior lecturer at King’s College London, has said that Israel’s attack in Qatar could have long-term consequences for its relations with Gulf states.
“If this comes to be true, that their [Hamas] leadership has survived, then what we’re seeing is a tactical disaster. Israel has certainly gambled, it took a massive risk, and, if they were unsuccessful with taking that risk, it comes with a massive cost,” Krieg told Al Jazeera.
“The primary cost is strategic and diplomatic. I think normalisation with Saudi Arabia was dead anyway, but I think a direct attack by Israel on the GCC countries will also put into question the Abraham Accords and the entire normalisation track that Trump has supported since 2020. It certainly puts to bed any normalisation between Saudi [Arabia] and Israel, and it will increase the fear within the Gulf States of Israel as a pariah state, which now rings very similar to the pariah status of Iran,” he added.
Doha attack shows Israel has no interest in ceasefire: US senator
Mark Warner, a top Democratic US lawmaker, has told Al Jazeera’s Fault Lines programme: “Attacking Qatar at this point, frankly, individuals that have been part of the negotiations team – this obviously, is even further indication that the Israeli government has no interest in any kind of ceasefire.”
‘Netanyahu must be held accountable’: Ilhan Omar
The Democratic US congresswoman has condemned the Israeli attack in Doha.
“This attack, which violates international law, not only further harms the possibility of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas but it also jeopardizes the lives of the remaining hostages,” Omar wrote in a social media post.
“Netanyahu must be held accountable for his war crimes.”
Trump says US tip to Qatar was ‘too late to stop the attack’
In a long-awaited social media post, the US president echoes an earlier White House statement about the attack in Qatar – with a few edits.
The White House had suggested earlier that the US informed Qatar of the attack before it happened, a claim that Doha was quick to deny. Now, Trump appears to be backtracking on that statement.
“I immediately directed Special Envoy Steve Witkoff to inform the Qataris of the impending attack, which he did, however, unfortunately, too late to stop the attack,” the US president said.
Trump also said he directed Secretary of State Marco Rubio to finalise a defence cooperation agreement with Qatar.
‘Trump administration not coherent, rational in its foreign policy’
Former US intelligence officer Glenn Carle says that reflecting on why the US failed to stop Israel’s attack on Qatar relies on the assumption that the Trump’s administration is being rational.
“All of us who observe international relations, intelligence and US foreign policy tend to seek coherence coming out of Trump’s White House, but what we really should know is that it is capricious,” Carle told Al Jazeera.
“It’s a series of decisions that President Trump believes help him in a given moment that doesn’t last more than the next news headline. It’s not at all inconsistent to find inconsistency and irrationality in [his policies],” the analyst continued.
Carle added that while the attack in Qatar doesn’t help peace, Trump let it go forward “because he doesn’t have a grand strategy.” What drives the US president’s decisions is that “he wants to look good and get praised, and that leads to a series of rudderless decisions.”
