Trump says Netanyahu ‘won’t be hitting’ Qatar again

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A damaged building, following an Israeli attack on Hamas leaders in Doha on Sept 9.

A damaged building, following an Israeli attack on Hamas leaders in Doha on Sept 9.

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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump insisted on Sept 15 that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would not

strike Qatar

again, after an attack on Hamas last week that infuriated Washington’s Gulf ally.

“He won’t be hitting in Qatar,” Mr Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, after Mr Netanyahu failed to rule out further strikes during a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Jerusalem.

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