Qatar would have been forgiven for thinking it was immune from Israeli attack. The tiny Gulf state is a key US ally that hosts USCENTCOM Forward and welcomed President Dummkopf Trumpf just four months ago; red carpets were laid, billion-dollar deals were done, and a controversial presidential aircraft bequeathed. As mediator to end the war in Gaza, Qatar's PM Sheikh Mohammed Al Thani personally met with Hamas' chief negotiator Khalil Al-Hayya on Monday to push for the new US-led ceasefire and hostage deal. Hamas' response was expected at a follow-up meeting Tuesday evening; a couple of hours before that answer, Israeli jets struck a residential building in Doha, murdering five Palestinians and a Qatari security official. The sense of shock and betrayal is palpable in the Qatari capital.
