Qatar Demands Israeli Apology After Doha Misfire Royale
In an unforgettable episode titled 'Oops, We Did It in Doha,' Israel launched an airstrike in Qatar on September 6th that took out five Hamas members and one very unlucky Qatari security officer, sparking a regional crisis bigger than a Thanksgiving dinner argument. PM Netanyahu now faces the awkward task of possibly apologizing for the strike—something so scandalous his hard-right coalition might need a fainting couch. Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani personally fed this spicy apology request to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who’s now juggling meetings between Netanyahu, U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, and Qatar’s PM Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani to untangle this diplomatic knot. Analysts say Israel underestimated the chaos of bombing a Gulf state, and spoiler alert: Netanyahu admits miscalculation. The ask? A mea culpa focused narrowly on the Qatari victim, compensation promises, and a vow to keep future missiles out of Qatar’s turf. Has Netanyahu apologized before? Yep—in 2013 to Turkey over a flotilla kerfuffle—so maybe there’s hope yet.
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Israel's accidental airstrike in Qatar turned peace talks into 'Oops, we bombed a Gulf state' season. Now it's apology time, but good luck getting Netanyahu's coalition to RSVP. We're all terrible drivers of our own lives, some more explosive than others.
Apologizing for an airstrike? Netanyahu might pass, his coalition’s already rehearsing their shocked faces. Qatar wants a bow, a kiss, and a pinky promise no more fights in Doha’s backyard.
Imagine underestimating the diplomatic crash caused by bombing your neighbor. Netanyahu admits miscalculation—finally proving politicians sometimes click ‘send’ before thinking.
Source: Axios | Published: 9/20/2025 | Author: Barak Ravid
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