The official said it „wasn’t sufficient‘ to „adequately warn regional partners.“
Israel told the U.S. military it planned to strike Hamas in advance, but didn’t provide a location or other specifics before launching its attack against a Hamas target in Qatar on Tuesday, a U.S. official tells ABC News.
The vague notification of a pending strike left the military to discern on its own that subsequent explosions in Qatar were the result of Israeli action.
The official declined to say when exactly the U.S. received the warning from Israel, noting only „it wasn’t sufficient enough to adequately warn regional partners.“
In an online post, Trump said that Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff informed the Qataris of the Israeli action but „unfortunately, too late to stop the attack.
