President Donald Trump “feels badly about the location” of an Israeli strike in Qatar and considers it an “unfortunate incident,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Tuesday.
“This morning, the Trump administration was notified by the United States military that Israel was attacking Hamas, which very unfortunately was located in a section of Doha, the capital of Qatar,” Leavitt said during a press briefing. “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.”
Leavitt added: “However, eliminating Hamas, who have profited off the misery of those living in Gaza, is a worthy goal.”