The White House said in a statement that "Netanyahu expressed his deep regret that the Israeli missile strike on Hamas targets in Qatar unintentionally killed a Qatari soldier," while acknowledging that the attacks "violated Qatari sovereignty."
The statement noted that "Netanyahu assured Qatar that Israel would not launch an attack in the future, similar to the one it carried out on September 9."
Following the Israeli attack, the Qatari Interior Ministry announced the martyrdom of a Qatari citizen. Meanwhile, Hamas announced that its negotiating delegation, led by its head in Gaza, Khalil al-Hayya, had survived the assassination attempt. Hamas's office director, Jihad Labad, his son, Humam al-Hayya, and three aides were killed.
For his part, the Qatari Prime Minister welcomed Netanyahu's assurances that attacks on Doha would not be repeated, and the "guarantees provided regarding the protection of the State of Qatar from targeting."
The Qatari Foreign Ministry said in a statement that "Israel apologized for its attack on Doha during a call between President Trump and Netanyahu with Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman."
The statement stressed that "Netanyahu apologized for the Doha attack and the violation of Qatari sovereignty, pledging not to repeat it in the future."
Following Netanyahu's apology, the statement affirmed "Doha's readiness to continue engaging in efforts to end the war in the Gaza Strip within the framework of President Trump's initiative."
Qatar ceased mediating ceasefire negotiations following an Israeli attack on Doha targeting Hamas leaders. Qatar then asserted that it reserved the right to respond to the aggression.
On September 23, Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attacked Netanyahu, accusing him of seeking to derail the ceasefire negotiations in Gaza by attacking Doha.
In his speech before the UN General Assembly, Emir Tamim described Israel as a "rogue" state, emphasizing that "the international system's retreat from the logic of force means allowing the logic of the jungle to prevail."
The Israeli aggression against Qatar's sovereignty sparked Arab and international condemnation, with calls to deter Tel Aviv and halt attacks that violate international law.
