Archive · 14 Sep 2026
Kushner Says Doha Strike Left Israel Globally Isolated
Jared Kushner said Israel attacked Hamas leaders in Doha, Qatar, in September 2025.
The attack did not kill the main Hamas leaders, according to the report.
It instead killed lower-ranking Hamas members and a Qatari security officer.
Kushner called the operation unsuccessful.
He said the attack caused strong international criticism of Israel.
The United States used that pressure to encourage Israel to accept a Gaza agreement.
Kushner said the agreement could help both Israel and the people of Gaza.
BRICS countries also criticized the violence and supported a Palestinian state.
Jared Kushner said the 2025 Doha strike created international pressure that helped the United States push Israel toward a Gaza agreement.
The Israeli operation targeted senior Hamas leaders in Doha but reportedly killed lower-ranking members and a Qatari security officer instead.
Kushner called the strike unsuccessful militarily and said it left Israel globally isolated.
He said the resulting Gaza agreement ultimately benefited Israel and Gaza, with a new government expected to assume control.
A BRICS declaration criticized the violence in Gaza, rejected forced Palestinian displacement, and backed a Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders.
- Who
- Jared Kushner, Israel, Hamas, the United States, BRICS countries, Qatar, and Palestinians are involved.
- What
- The discussion concerns the international fallout from Israel’s Doha strike and its possible role in producing a Gaza agreement.
- When
- The strike occurred in September 2025; Kushner discussed it at a conference in Kyiv over the weekend.
- Where
- The strike took place in Doha, Qatar; Kushner spoke during a video appearance at a conference in Kyiv.
- Why
- Kushner said the strike created international pressure that Washington used to push Israel toward a Gaza agreement.
International Criticism
U.S. Deal-Making Argument
Meaning of the Doha strike
International Criticism
BRICS condemned the continuing violence in Gaza, while Kushner described the Doha operation as terrible and unsuccessful.
U.S. Deal-Making Argument
Kushner said the strike’s political fallout created leverage that helped Washington move Israel toward a Gaza agreement.
Effect on Israel and Gaza
International Criticism
Kushner said the operation caused Israel to become globally isolated and BRICS objected to violence and forced Palestinian displacement.
U.S. Deal-Making Argument
Kushner argued that the eventual agreement benefited Israel and Gaza and would support a new government in Gaza.
Palestinian statehood
International Criticism
BRICS reaffirmed support for a sovereign Palestinian state on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
U.S. Deal-Making Argument
The report does not provide an Israeli response to the BRICS position or specify Israel’s view of the proposed borders.
- Israeli operation
- Israeli warplanes targeted senior Hamas leaders in Doha, Qatar.
- Reported outcome
- The strike failed to eliminate top Hamas leadership and killed lower-ranking members and a Qatari security officer.
- Kushner’s assessment
- He called the strike a terrible and unsuccessful military operation.
- Political impact
- Kushner said the operation led to Israel becoming globally isolated.
- U.S. response
- Washington used the pressure created by the strike to push Israel toward a Gaza agreement.
- Gaza governance
- Kushner said a new governing structure was expected to take over after progress on demilitarisation.
- BRICS position
- The BRICS declaration rejected forced displacement of Palestinians and backed a sovereign Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.