U.S. frustration with Israel: every advance in negotiations ends in strikes
Al-Khamisa News Network - Gaza
U.S. website Politico reported on Friday that President Donald Trump and senior aides expressed concern that this week’s Israeli strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar may have dealt a severe blow to hostage-swap negotiations and could have ended their chances altogether.
The site quoted a source close to the National Security team and a senior U.S. official as saying that Trump’s frustration with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is growing, adding: “Every time there is progress in the talks, it seems someone gets bombed. That is why the president and his aides are deeply frustrated with Netanyahu.”
Although the assassination attempt on Hamas leaders in Doha failed, several movement figures were wounded. Meanwhile, the White House is working to ease tensions with Qatar, whose senior leadership described the Israeli attack as “barbaric.”
According to the report, Trump and his aides have begun to wonder whether Netanyahu is deliberately sabotaging the Washington-led talks.
Diplomatic moves
Qatari Prime Minister Mohammad bin Abdulaziz Al Thani is due to visit New York and Washington today to meet U.S. officials and discuss the fallout from the Israeli strike and the future of ceasefire talks in Gaza.
Al Thani will meet with President Trump, his deputy J.D. Vance, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, as well as White House Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.
A knowledgeable source said Rubio discussed with Al Thani in recent days a plan to expand the security cooperation agreement with Washington, and that he plans to visit Israel next week, with no confirmation yet on a possible trip to Qatar.
