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Trump says decision to strike in Qatar was Netanyahu's alone

AL-Monitor
Sep 9, 2025
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he speaks with the media in the Oval Office, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 5, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/ File Photo
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he speaks with the media in the Oval Office, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 5, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/ File Photo — Brian Snyder

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Israel's decision to strike Qatar was made by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and not by the Republican leader.

"Unilaterally bombing inside Qatar, a Sovereign Nation and close Ally of the United States, that is working very hard and bravely taking risks with us to broker Peace, does not advance Israel or America's goals," Trump wrote on social media.

"However, eliminating Hamas, who have profited off the misery of those living in Gaza, is a worthy goal."

(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington)