September 9, 2025

ED MORRISSEY: Israel Hits Hamas Meeting — In Qatar.

This comes just a couple of days after Trump offered a final proposal and warned that time had run out for the release of the hostages. “This is my last warning,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, “there will not be another one!” Trump is making it very clear that any red lines he draws in military terms will get immediate action if not respected.

Update: Did the Qataris know? This message from the emirate to Hamas sounds prophetic a day later:

Maybe they did know and at least agreed to tolerate it, if not green-lit it. However, one has to wonder whether this is yet another instance of Trump working with the Israelis to use an offer as a pretext for targeting senior leadership gathering to strategize a response. And maybe the Qataris helped out with that too, tiring of providing a safe haven to the freeloaders. The Billionaire Boys Club should have relocated to Turkey after the October 7 massacre.

Exit question:

Posted at 12:00 pm by Ed Driscoll