Trump appears sidelined as the US caught unawares by Israel’s unprecedented strikes on Qatar
by Andrew Roth in Washington from on (#6ZXWD)
The White House is caught between supporting Israel's war against Hamas and patching up relations with a key US ally in the region
In the aftermath of Israeli airstrikes targeting Hamas negotiators in the heart of Qatar's capital Doha, the White House appeared sidelined from halting a conflict that Donald Trump has claimed only he could mediate.
As details of the diplomatic flurry before Tuesday's extraordinary strike were revealed, it was claimed that the White House had little say in how Israel opened its latest front in its war against Hamas - this one on a US ally hosting negotiations days after Trump had claimed he was close to reaching a deal.
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