On September 9, Israeli jets launched missiles over the Red Sea and struck a residential compound in Doha, Qatar. Inside were Hamas negotiators who had been discussing a US-backed plan to end the Gaza war. The missiles killed a Qatari security officer and the son of Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya but failed to eliminate senior Hamas officials, the New York Times reported.

The strike outraged Qatar, long a key mediator in the conflict, and infuriated President Donald Trump, who had given Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wide latitude in his military campaign. What Israel saw as a tactical blow against its enemies instead became a turning point that forced Washington to tighten its grip on the peace process.

Trump’s pressure on Netanyahu

Within three weeks, Trump and Netanyahu appeared t

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