WASHINGTON: The United States is “not happy” about Israeli strikes targeting Hamas in Qatar, but the attack will not change Washington’s allied status with Israel, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Saturday as he departed for the region. Tuesday’s air strikes — the first by Israel against US ally Qatar — have rocked the region and put huge strain on diplomatic efforts to bring about a truce in war-ravaged Gaza. “What’s happened has happened.

DOHA: An Israeli attack that targeted Hamas leaders in Qatar this week would not change the Palestinian group’s terms for ending the war in Gaza, an official said on Thursday.…

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet in Washington on Friday with the prime minister of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, to discuss the aftermath of Israel’s…