DUBAI: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has apologized to Qatar over a recent attack on Doha, the Gulf state’s Foreign Ministry confirmed Tuesday during a press confrence.
Spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari said Qatar was also satisfied with the security assurances it had received from the United States in the aftermath of the incident.
The September 9 attack, aimed at senior Hamas leaders engaged in US-backed ceasefire negotiations, killed at least five lower-ranking Hamas members and a Qatari security official. Hamas’s top leaders survived the attempt.
Turning to Gaza, the spokesperson noted that Doha was still waiting for Hamas’s formal response to US President Donald Trump’s peace initiative but voiced optimism that the group would agree to the proposal.
The official added that Turkiye will join the mediation team meeting on Tuesday, alongside Qatar, the US, and other partners, to advance negotiations.
