Netanyahu’s Qatar Strike Backfires, Escalates Regional Tensions and Jeopardizes Hostage Deal
Netanyahu’s Qatar Strike Backfires, Escalates Regional Tensions and Jeopardizes Hostage Deal Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent order for an airstrike targeting Hamas leaders in Qatar appears to have backfired, intensifying regional tensions and jeopardizing fragile ceasefire negotiations. The strike, carried out earlier this week, aimed to eliminate the terror group’s senior exiled leadership and advance Israel’s “total victory” objective, nearly two years into the conflict sparked by the October 7, 2023, massacre. While five low-level Hamas members and a Qatari…