Top Trump administration officials are meeting with Qatars prime minister on the heels of Israels strike against Hamas in Doha.

President Trump was scheduled to meet with Qatars prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani Friday, according to a White House official. Trump and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff are expected to have dinner with Al-Thani. The Qatari leader earlier the same day met with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, according to a source familiar with the meeting.

Qatar, a US ally which has been mediating cease-fire negotiations between Israel and Hamas and hosts a US military base, strongly condemned the strike Israel carried out Tuesday. Israel said it carried out the precise strike as part of its ongoing retaliation for the Oct. 7, 2023

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