Qatar rejects us the pretension that it has been warned of the Israeli strike against Hamas leaders in Doha, calls it “ without foundation ” ‘

Shortly after the White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in her press briefing that the United States administration had informed the Qatari government of “imminent strikes” of Israel in Doha, Qatar denied having received prior information and called the “baseless” statement.

Majud al Ansari, advisor to Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Bin Jassim Al-Thani and spokesman for the Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said the appeal had come until the explosions had already started.

“The declarations broadcast on the fact that Qatar is informed of the attack in advance is baseless. The call of an American official came during the sound of the explosions caused by the Israeli attack in Doha,” published Al Ansari on X.

This occurs after Israel has launched an air strike targeting the best leaders of Hamas living in a residential area in Doha, according to CNN.

Addressing the press briefing, Leavitt said: “President Trump immediately ordered Witkoff’s special envoy to inform Qataris of the imminent attack, which he did. The president considers Qatar as a strong ally and a friend of the United States and feels very bad about the site of this attack,” she said, stressing the close ties between Washington and Doha.

Israel led the attack on Hamas leaders in the capital of Qatar, which was a key mediator in the cease-fire talks in Gaza. Hamas said the strike had killed five members but had not affected the negotiation delegation.

According to CNN, the Prime Minister of Qatar called Israel as a “rogue player” in the Middle East.

“This attack … We can only describe it as state terrorism,” said Bin Sheikh Mohammed Abdulrahman Bin Jassim Al-Thani. “This is a message to the whole region: that there is a rogue player in the region,” he said at a press conference, according to CNN.

The Prime Minister also said that the United States had contacted Qatar only 10 minutes after the attack had taken place and alleged that Israel had used weapons that escaped radar detection, CNN reported.

Israeli officials later confirmed that more than 10 fighter planes were involved in the operation. According to CNN, Israel has a F-35i furtive plane made in the United States, which is designed to avoid radar detection.