US President Donald Trump on Sunday said that Israel must be "very very careful" in its approach to Qatar, which he described as Washington's major ally in the region,
Euronews reports.
Speaking at the Morristown Airport in New Jersey on Sunday local time, Trump said, “My message is that they have to be very, very careful. They have to do something about Hamas, but Qatar has been a great ally to the United States.”
The US president said he was unhappy with Israel’s strike on Hamas leaders in the Qatari capital Doha last week, describing it as a unilateral action that did not advance US or Israeli interests.
On Friday, Trump and US special envoy Steve Witkoff met for a dinner with Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani.
Trump described the Qatari PM as a “wonderful person” and added that he has told him Qatar needs “better public relations”.
Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was in Israel on Monday for meetings with Netanyahu and other Israeli officials to express Washington's concern over the attack in Qatar and talk about Israel's planned new offensive on Gaza City.
