Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologized to Qatar’s leader for Israel’s strike in Doha during a phone call from the White House on Monday, a source close to Netanyahu told Reuters.
The call to Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani came as Netanyahu met with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington. A Qatari technical team is also at the White House, according to a separate source briefed on the talks.
The diplomat, speaking to AFP on condition of anonymity, said Netanyahu voiced regret for the violation of Qatari sovereignty and the death of a Qatari security guard in the September attack.
Netanyahu had earlier been unrepentant for the Sept. 9 strike in a residential area of Doha that targeted Hamas leaders who were to review a U.S. cease-fire proposal in Gaza.
But U.S. President Donald Trump, who has close relations with Qatar, has said he was unhappy about the strike, and he has been seeking a truce in Gaza.
