More dead terrorists - nowhere to hide

Do you really think that after dragging out negotiations for over a year, that Hamas was ready to return the hostages? Note that all they committed to was "sitting at the negotiating table", not reach an agreement for even a ceasefire?

Crazy … US and Israel doing what it likes all over the world.

breaking international law… imagine Russia and China doing the same?

Money well spent to defend the only genuine democracy in the Middle East.

As to the diplomatic blow back, Golda Meir once said “If we have to have a choice between being dead and pitied, and being alive with a bad image, we’d rather be alive and have the bad image,”

Your first two sentences apply to both Hamas and the Israeli government.

It is frightening how much further it will go.

So is an attack on and the.slaughter of helpless civilians. So is the kidnapping of surviving civilians who are kept in dire conditions. International law did not stop Hamas. Why should it stop Israel?
I have dreadful fears.of how far this war will go in the end.

Never mind that they're harboring terrorists.

Hopefully this means Qatar has support of the Arab world to put a stop to Israeli attacks and occupation of Palestine. Maybe it’s time Israel and Palestine was governed by a neutral state for the good of everyone not the dominance of a religion or ethnic group.

“Hamas had said on Sunday that it was ready to “immediately sit at the negotiating table” after what it described as “some ideas from the American side aimed at reaching a ceasefire agreement”.

Israel blows up the table

Who would have thought?

Reading a statement, she says the White House was notified ahead of the attack.
She then condemns the Israeli strike, panning Israel for “unilaterally bombing inside Qatar, a sovereign nation and close ally of the United States that is working very hard and bravely taking risks with us to broker peace.”
“It does not advance Israel’s or America’s goals,” she says.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/trump-speaks-to-israeli-qatari-leaders-after-strike-promises-no-further-attacks-on-qatari-soil/

Genuine question, not to inflame anything.

Why is israel being allowed to do this? Are they a super wealthy country, are the UK and US in debt to them?

Aren't Qatar super rich? Surely you wouldn't want to fuck with them?

Qatar and anti Zionists will have to take this on the chin.
Especially since Qatari money has been funnelled into Anglo Western Academia in order to influence the remit within which our universities operate vis a vis acceptable notions pertaining to the Middle East.
And also the fact that Qatar launders Hamas' money and hosts all strata of its operatives.
Qatar is trying to gain respect by flashing coin around Western run institutions and seeing which greedy, non ethical paws will grab onto the money.
It got the World Cup and LGBT were sold out.
But not everybody has a short memory vis a vis Qatar and if her leaders ever make the mistake of OFFICIALLY complaining about the fact that Israel has to fight this war in many countries......all Qatari dirty laundry over the last twenty four years will be laid bare.

And a LOT of Western sell outs of all political persuasions will suffer for their corruption.

That includes the UN, too.
Hamas is supported by Iran and Qatar in fundamental ways.

Our government in the UK have condemned the strike. Israel as usual always go rogue.

Well they are paying for it.

Except: hostage families as well as liberal zionist US pressure group JStreet are livid. Opposition leader Yair Golan demands to know if this endangers the hostages. The GCC is circling the wagons. US soft-signalling it was not in a position to veto in time.

And Hamas claims all of the targets are alive and kicking. To be confirmed in due time.

Qatar denies that it was informed beforehand in direct contradiction to the White House.

This is a mess.

I don't think the US "approved" it, I think they just didn't advise against it. It's not up to the US to tell them how to wage war.

Even more reason not to approve it when they were going to do it anyway and save relations but that would involve foresight and calmness.

Wonder will they cancel the free plane?

Why, though?

Hamas are the Government of Gaza after all.

Why wouldn’t we hold ALL Governments to the same standards? Why shouldn’t we?

Especially when we expect Israel to engage in negotiations etc with them.

You left out this bit:

"Today's action against the top terrorist chieftains of Hamas was a wholly independent Israeli operation. Israel initiated it, Israel conducted it, and Israel takes full responsibility," the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement.

The US doesn't control Israeli military actions. Biden told them not to hit back against Iran after the missile attacks in 2024. They hit back anyway.

It’s almost like we hold democratic governments or a higher standard then terrorists.

”Shin Bet, just as good as a Hamas’. Great tagline

Negotiators? You’ll have to expand on that comment.
Negotiators are generally independent, not top terrorists.
Israel sends another message, (not by pager this time) that murderers have nowhere to hide.
As for a safe country, why should Hamas have safety anywhere?

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-866908

It seems Trump was informed when the missiles were already on the way.

And you know this how? That's not what's being reported.

https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israel-attack-hamas-qatar-doha-45ba3e13?st=oRpmVZ&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

Israel informed the U.S. that the attack was coming, and the U.S. in turn notified Qatar, people familiar with the matter said.

No but they gave the green light to it before it occurred.