Israel’s Attack on Qatar and Ceasefire Negotiations
By Drop Site Daily
Independent News
Sep. 15, 2025
Channel 12 reports Mossad Chief David Barnea opposed last week’s strike on Hamas leaders in Doha, refusing Mossad participation. Barnea argued the meeting could have advanced a U.S.-backed ceasefire and hostage negotiations, a view shared by IDF Chief Eyal Zamir and National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi. Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and the Shin Bet supported the strike, citing Hamas’s likely rejection and a narrow window to act.
BBC reports that Qatar’s MFA spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari would not confirm whether Hamas negotiator Khalil al-Hayya was killed or injured in Israel’s strike. Doha announced it will host an emergency Arab-Islamic summit Monday to condemn the attack as a “blatant violation of sovereignty” and coordinate a regional response. Al-Ansari warned that no Gulf state is safe, urging the international community to “collectively stop” Netanyahu.
Trump says he told Qatar’s Emir: “You need better public relations,” because “Qatar has been a very great ally of the United States.” He added, “people talk about it so badly, but they shouldn’t be.”
Arab leaders blasted Israel at an emergency Arab-Islamic summit hosted by Qatar in Doha on Monday. The summit was organized in the wake of Israel's attack on Hamas leaders gathering in Doha last week that killed at least six people.
Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani opened the summit saying “If you wish to insist on the liberation of hostages, why then do they assassinate all negotiators? How can we host in our country negotiating delegations from Israel while they send drones and planes for an air raid against our country? There is no need for questions. This is just cowardly aggression, and there is no room to deal with such a party.” Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani proposed forming “a joint Arab-Islamic committee to convey our position to the Security Council and international bodies." Jordan’s King Abdullah II said, “Our response must be clear, decisive and, above all, deterring." Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said, "This belligerence reflects clearly that Israeli practices have gone beyond diplomatic and military logic. They have crossed all red lines."
Independent News
Sep. 15, 2025
Channel 12 reports Mossad Chief David Barnea opposed last week’s strike on Hamas leaders in Doha, refusing Mossad participation. Barnea argued the meeting could have advanced a U.S.-backed ceasefire and hostage negotiations, a view shared by IDF Chief Eyal Zamir and National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi. Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and the Shin Bet supported the strike, citing Hamas’s likely rejection and a narrow window to act.
BBC reports that Qatar’s MFA spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari would not confirm whether Hamas negotiator Khalil al-Hayya was killed or injured in Israel’s strike. Doha announced it will host an emergency Arab-Islamic summit Monday to condemn the attack as a “blatant violation of sovereignty” and coordinate a regional response. Al-Ansari warned that no Gulf state is safe, urging the international community to “collectively stop” Netanyahu.
Trump says he told Qatar’s Emir: “You need better public relations,” because “Qatar has been a very great ally of the United States.” He added, “people talk about it so badly, but they shouldn’t be.”
Arab leaders blasted Israel at an emergency Arab-Islamic summit hosted by Qatar in Doha on Monday. The summit was organized in the wake of Israel's attack on Hamas leaders gathering in Doha last week that killed at least six people.
Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani opened the summit saying “If you wish to insist on the liberation of hostages, why then do they assassinate all negotiators? How can we host in our country negotiating delegations from Israel while they send drones and planes for an air raid against our country? There is no need for questions. This is just cowardly aggression, and there is no room to deal with such a party.” Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani proposed forming “a joint Arab-Islamic committee to convey our position to the Security Council and international bodies." Jordan’s King Abdullah II said, “Our response must be clear, decisive and, above all, deterring." Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said, "This belligerence reflects clearly that Israeli practices have gone beyond diplomatic and military logic. They have crossed all red lines."
