Israel’s Qatar strike questioned at home and condemned abroad as Trump ‘not thrilled’

The fallout from Israel’s attack against Hamas negotiators in Doha, Qatar is growing as mediators worry that a Gaza ceasefire deal is at risk. Follow for live updates.

• Questions abound: Doubts have emerged about the success of Israel’s attack against Hamas leadership in Qatar, according to Israeli officials. Sources told CNN that two senior officials have sought to distance themselves from yesterday’s strikes during conversations with foreign counterparts. • Unprecedented attack: The attack marks the first publicly acknowledged strike on a Gulf state by Israel. Qatar is a US ally and key mediator in Gaza ceasefire and hostage negotiations — putting the talks at risk. • Trump’s reaction: US President Donald Trump has criticized the strike, saying that by the time his administration learned of it and told the Qataris, there was little he could do to stop it. Trump said he was “very unhappy about every aspect” of it. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “trying to undermine any chance of stability, any chance of peace” by attacking Hamas’ leadership in the capital of Qatar, Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani told CNN’s Becky Anderson in a world exclusive interview on Wednesday. Al-Thani said that it was “very publicly known” that he was meeting with Hamas leadership, acting in Qatar’s role as a mediator in the Middle East conflict. “Everything about the meeting is very well known to the Israelis and the Americans. It’s not something that we are hiding,” he said.