Qatar ‘strongly condemns’ Israeli strike on Hamas leaders in Doha, calling it ‘cowardly’

Times of Israel ^ | 9/9/2025 | LAZAR BERMAN

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Qatar “strongly condemns” the Israeli strike on Hamas leaders in Doha, calling it “cowardly.”

Saying that the strike “targeted residential buildings housing several members of the Political Bureau of Hamas,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al Ansari says that the “criminal assault constitutes a blatant violation of all international laws and norms, and poses a serious threat to the security and safety of Qataris and residents in Qatar.”

Ansari adds that Qatar “will not tolerate this reckless Israeli behavior and the ongoing disruption of regional security, nor any act that targets its security and sovereignty.”

Qatar is investigating “at the highest level,” he says.

[Retain Mike]

Qater surrendered much of its sovereignty to form a confederation with Hamas. If one is willing to recognize the character of the terrorist organization, then its powerful influence becomes obvious. The country has now become as much an abetting resource as Yemen, Lebanon, and Syria.

The country also houses the Al Udeid Air Base used by their country, USA, and RAF. Obviously, the US and Great Britain knew Qatar was being approached as a sanctuary for Hamas and should have stopped it. Action by Israel should not have been required to restore proper balance to the country’s foreign policy.

[Wuli]

Qatar also hosts the Muslim Brotherhood.

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Qatar “strongly condemns” the Israeli strike on Hamas leaders in Doha, calling it “cowardly“

You mean like when Hamas terrorists murder Jewish babies, that kind of coward?

[Harpotoo]

Israel, the only country in the world not allowed to win a war!

[Retain Mike]

I guess to be an Arab leader you have to be schizophrenic. I find the Muslim Brotherhood memorable for Ayman al-Zawahiri’s membership and its primary role in assassinating Anwar Sadat.

[Paal Gulli]

Crocodile tears.

Chances are the Qataris were warned it was coming so they could keep their own out of harm’s way.

No mooselimb in their right mind wants these radicals in their country because A, they’re too volatile, and B, wherever the radicals go, exploding stuff falls from the sky.

It’s like finding a hive of Africanized killer bees in your neighborhood. You know exterminating them is going to be risky so it’s serendipitous if somebody else does it for you (even if that somebody else is somebody you hate).