Trump says he is ‘not thrilled’ about Israeli strike in Qatar

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U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks to the White House Religious Liberty Commission at the Museum of the Bible, in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 8, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

US President Donald Trump said he was "not thrilled" about Israel's air strike on Qatar.

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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said on Sept 9 that he was “not thrilled” about

Israel’s air strike on Qatar

in which Israel attempted to kill the political leaders of Palestinian militant group Hamas.

Mr Trump told reporters he would give a full statement on Sept 10, but said he was very unhappy about the Israeli strike.

“I’m not thrilled about it,” Mr Trump said as he arrived at a Washington restaurant. “It’s not a good situation but I will say this: We want the hostages back, but we’re not thrilled about the way it went down today.”

He said he was “very unhappy about it, very unhappy about every aspect”. REUTERS

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