"The attack undercut the assumption that has underpinned Qatari foreign policy for three decades and reverberated across the Arab region: be useful to the United States, and it will protect you. Qatar has been useful. It has facilitated peace talks between Israel and Hamas, did the same with the Taliban and the US during the war in Afghanistan, and hosts the Al Udeid air base, the largest American military base in the Middle East."
"That changed when the US failed to stop the strike on Qatar this week, despite Israel being one of its closest allies. Donald Trump said he tried to give warning, but Qatar said it was only notified after the strike. Doha strongly condemned the strike, with al-Thani calling it state terror in an interview with CNN. I have no words to express how enraged we are from such an action This is state terror. We are betrayed, he said."
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani led a state mosque funeral for six caskets, one draped in a Qatari flag and five bearing Palestinian flags, after an Israeli strike in Doha. The strike targeted Hamas leaders and killed a Qatari officer, signaling a rupture in long-standing assurances that usefulness to the United States ensured protection. Qatar facilitated diplomatic engagements, hosted the Al Udeid air base, and cooperated with the US on multiple fronts. The US did not prevent the strike; Doha condemned the attack, called it state terror, and Gulf trust in US protection has been wounded.
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