Tensions in the Middle East have risen to red after the Israeli strike in Doha, Qatar against the Hamas negotiating team, which although apparently unsuccessful (information says that the organization's executives are still alive) was widely seen, both by the Gulf countries and beyond the Middle East, as proof that Israel is not interested in a ceasefire, an agreement to release the hostages and a settlement of the conflict based on the two-state solution.

The blow to Doha is of key importance for the balance in the Middle East

The blow to Doha, at least based on the reactions it provoked, is considered of key importance for developments in the region as it was characterized as a blatant violation of Qatar's sovereignty, which is also the first such move since 2023 that the Netanyahu government has taken against an Arab Gulf state.

The fact that this state is Qatar, which has indeed played the role of a truce negotiator throughout this time, reinforces the assessment that Israel has now adopted a completely different strategy on the Gaza issue.

Qatar wants a collective response with other Arab states

Indicative of the situation as it is developing in the region are the statements made by the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani, to CNN that a collective response to Israel's aggression is being prepared.

According to al-Thani, Qatar is consulting with its allies in the region and they are considering a form of collective response."We hope it will be something substantial that will prevent Israel from continuing this bullying," he said, among other things.

The Qatari prime minister stressed that the Israeli attack had undermined efforts to reach a ceasefire agreement in Gaza and release the Hamas hostages."I think what (Israeli Prime Minister) Netanyahu did yesterday was to kill all hope for the hostages," Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani said.

Netanyahu: Deport the terrorists or put them on trial or we will do it ourselves

For his part, however, Benjamin Netanyahu defended his government's decision to give the green light to the Israeli attack in Doha against leaders of the Palestinian Hamas movement, and even increased the intensity of his statements by sending a harsh message to Qatar and beyond. In the statements he made in a video, Netanyahu said: I say to Qatar and to all the countries that harbor terrorists: you must either expel them or bring them to justice. Because if you don't, we will.

As he pointed out, We have a September 11th too. We remember October 7th. On that day, Islamic terrorists committed the worst atrocity against the Jewish people since the Holocaust. We did exactly what the US did when it hunted down Al Qaeda terrorists in Afghanistan or when it went and killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan. The countries that applauded the US for killing Osama bin Laden should be ashamed that they are now condemning Israel.