President Trump directed his team to inform the Qataris ahead of an Israeli airstrike targeting Hamas leadership and "feels very badly" about the location of the attack, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a Tuesday press briefing.

The big picture: The strike on the key U.S. ally came amid renewed efforts to reach a Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. • Qatar has been a primary mediator in talks since the October 7 attacks.

Driving the news: Leavitt, reading a statement on the strike to reporters Tuesday, said the U.S. military notified the White House that Israel was conducting the attack on Hamas in a section of Doha, and Trump directed envoy Steve Witkoff to alert the Qataris of the impending strike. • "Unilaterally bombing inside Qatar, a so

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