WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that his decision to target Hamas inside Qatar wasn’t wise, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing senior administration officials. Trump made the comments during what the Journal described as a heated phone call on Tuesday after the attack. According to the newspaper, Netanyahu responded that he had a brief window to launch the strikes and took the opportunity.

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The militant group says all of its leaders survived the attack but five lower-ranked members were killed.