A recent executive order issued by United States President Donald Trump that dramatically upgrades the U.S.’s defense commitment to Qatar provides a dangerous “insurance policy” to a state that is a primary supporter of global terrorism, including Hamas, Al-Qaeda and ISIS affiliates, observers in Israel have warned.

The executive order, signed on Sept. 29, states that the U.S. “shall regard any armed attack on the territory, sovereignty, or critical infrastructure of the State of Qatar as a threat to the peace and security of the United States,” committing Washington to take all necessary measures to defend it.

The move is seen as part of the broader architecture of the Gaza hostage deal, which Doha supports, and comes after an Israeli Air Force strike targeting senior members of Hamas’s

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