The newspaper wrote: “The Trump administration did not receive timely information to enable it to prevent the attack… as Israel informed the US military of the planned strikes on Hamas only minutes before the attack.” A senior official in the US Department of Defense, quoted by the newspaper, described the operation as “absolutely incredible.” He added that the information about the impending attack came at the last moments before its launch, making it impossible to cancel the operation.
Last Tuesday, the Israeli Defense Forces announced the start of Operation “Heights of Fire,” targeting senior leaders of the Palestinian Hamas movement. Eyewitnesses reported to Sputnik a series of strong explosions in Doha.
The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that Israel planned and executed the operation independently to eliminate Hamas leaders and assumes responsibility for it. The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that Russia considers the Israeli raid on the Qatari capital, Doha, a violation of international law and called on both parties to prevent escalation.
Six people were killed as a result of the Israeli raids, including the son of the movement’s leader in the Gaza Strip, Hammam al-Hayya.
