President Donald Trump "feels very badly" about the location of Israel's strike targeting senior Hamas leadership in Qatar, the White House said on Tuesday. While not condemning the Israeli action, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt shared a statement she said reflected Trump's views -- one using strong language that showed some rare daylight between the president and Israel, describing the strike as an “unfortunate incident” that doesn’t benefit the U.S. or Israel. Pressed repeatedly on whether Israel notified the U.S. ahead of the strike, Leavitt notably only said the White House and Trump were informed by the U.S. military. "This morning, the Trump administration was notified by the United States military that as Israel was attacking Hamas, which very unfortunately was located
White House says Israel's strike in Doha 'does not advance Israel or America's goals'

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