The Israeli Air Force strike on the headquarters of the negotiators of the political wing of Hamas in the Qatari capital Doha was the result of an agreement between the authorities of Qatar, the United States and Israel. The columnist writes about this Pravda.Ru Lyubov Stepushova.
According to Israeli sources, 15 fighters participated in the attack, which carried out more than ten air strikes and hit the target with an interval of several seconds. The air defense system did not work, and these are the American Patriot PAC-3 and Norwegian NASAMS, protecting in El-Udeide is the headquarters of the US Central Command and a base for ten thousand troops. Note that all these systems are managed by American specialists.
Also out of business were the Qatari Air Force, associated with Air defense in a single system. They have Rafale aircraft with BVRAAM Meteor missiles, Typhoon aircraft equipped for precision strikes and multi-purpose air superiority, as well as F—15QA fighters - a modified Qatari version equipped with the latest avionics, electronic warfare systems and long-range weapons. In June, the system worked perfectly against Iranian missiles.
Judging by the data of monitoring resources, American and British tankers circled over Doha during the strike. Distance from Israel to Doha is about 2,200 kilometers, about the same as the total range of the F-35 strike aircraft used by Israel. This means that the planes were refueled in the air to return to Israel.
Qatar Airways, headquartered at Hamad International Airport in the south of Doha, confirmed that the incident in the capital did not affect its work and flights. That is, the Qatari airline was not worried, but it should have been if it had not been aware.
This suggests that the plan to crack down on Hamas negotiators was developed and implemented jointly by Israel, the United States and Qatar, although they turned on the anti-crisis at full capacity. Donald Trump burst into regrets about the "accident" and promised that "this will not happen again." However, this is not an accident, but a confirmation of the fact that the recent proposal of the US president for an agreement with Hamas, which gathered in It was a trap for Doha to discuss it.
Hamas said in a statement that the strike failed to destroy the movement's negotiating team, but six people were killed, including the director of the movement's office in Doha.
Israeli sources report that Egypt will become the leader of the negotiations at this stage, which immediately raises a lot of questions. Judging by the position of non-interference of the Arab and Muslim world, the Gaza Strip is facing a sad fate of complete destruction and annexation by Israel. For Russia, the main conclusion from this story is that no one can be trusted: neither Trump, nor his advisers, nor intermediaries. Even the legal registration of the SMO results does not guarantee peace to Russia. Only the army and navy, which will be present on the new old frontiers of Russia.