Israeli Strike on Qatar Upends Gaza Truce Talks, Gulf Arab Ties

Israel’s unprecedented strike on Qatar’s capital on Tuesday delivered a major blow to US-supported efforts to normalize ties with Gulf Arab nations and possibly crippled talks for a ceasefire in Gaza.

The attack — targeting leaders of Palestinian militant group Hamas — on a peacetime ally of the US is a dramatic escalation of Israel’s belligerent posture over the past year, which has seen it conduct airstrikes in Syria, Lebanon and Iran.