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FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., is touring to Israel following the Jewish State’s strike in Qatar, a strike he argued was a part of Israel’s “singular goal” to eradicate Hamas.
The Israeli Protection Pressure (IDF) introduced the strike, which was supposed to focus on senior-level management in Hamas, on Tuesday. Nonetheless, the assault passed off over 1,300 miles away in Doha, Qatar.
The Qatari authorities has been a key participant on the negotiation desk within the quest for a ceasefire and return of hostages within the ongoing battle between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas following the group’s brutal assault on Oct. 7, 2023. Israel’s targets had been high negotiators in Hamas’ political bureau, who had been mulling the newest U.S. ceasefire proposal.
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Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., deliberate to go to Israel earlier than the Jewish State struck senior-level Hamas officers in Doha, Qatar. (Michael Ciaglo/Getty Photos)
To date, Qatari officers have condemned the strike, and the White Home has taken a uncommon step towards Israel within the aftermath.
Daines, who’s a member of the Senate International Relations Committee, likened Hamas to “a most cancers” that Israel wanted to eradicate. He put the Jewish State’s scenario into perspective of, if the U.S. had been in Israel’s place and “1,200 harmless Individuals [were] slaughtered by terrorists 40 miles from Washington, D.C.,” then the “United States would do the whole lot inside its energy to eradicate the risk.”
“The Israelis, as we have seen, whether or not it is with Iran or Hezbollah, generally does not matter the place these leaders are,” he informed Fox Information Digital. “They’re going to come back after them, not not like america did after we went after Osama bin Laden in Pakistan. We did not ask Pakistan for permission.”
Following the assault, President Donald Trump informed reporters that he was “not thrilled” concerning the scenario.
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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he leaves the White Home in Washington on Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photograph/Jose Luis Magana)
“I used to be very sad about it, very sad about each facet. And we bought to get the hostages again, however I used to be very sad about the best way that went down,” Trump stated.
The Qatari International Ministry condemned the assault and panned Israel’s transfer as a “legal assault” that constituted “a flagrant violation of all worldwide legal guidelines and norms and a critical risk to the safety and security of Qataris and residents of Qatar.”
Daines’ plan to go to the Jewish State got here earlier than the strike and was initially meant to have fun the excavation of historic stone steps and a pathway, referred to as the Pilgrimage Street, which Jesus is believed to have walked, main from the Pool of Siloam to the Temple Mount.
The lawmaker beforehand went to Israel to commemorate progress of the continuing archaeological dig in 2023, a few months earlier than Hamas’ blitz on Israel.
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Smoke is seen billowing after explosions in Doha’s capital of Qatar on Sept. 9, 2025. (Jacqueline Penny/AFPTV/AFP by way of Getty Photos)
Now, his deliberate journey, the place Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee are anticipated to attend, is prone to take a distinct tenor.
Daines stated he had simply spoken with the Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. on Monday and hoped that his schedule might line up for a gathering with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He additionally famous that he had but to see an evaluation of the strike, which hit a residential complicated in Doha.
When requested if he was fearful that the strike might derail ceasefire talks, Daines famous that he had appreciated Qatar’s cooperation and identified the U.S. has its largest army base within the Center East there. However, he added that “Hamas, clearly, is attempting to evade the attain of the Israeli authorities.”
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“And as we are saying, ‘Typically you’ll be able to run, however you’ll be able to’t cover,’ and Israel needed to decide, understanding that, like they did with Iran, the place they took out army management, they took out their nuclear scientists, as a result of they may not enable Iran to get into their bomb,” Daines stated.
“Equally, with Hamas, they must take out their command and management construction, management. They usually have a singular mission, and Israel will do what it must do to guard herself,” he continued.
Fox Information Digital reached out to the State Division for remark however didn’t instantly hear again.
Fox Information’ Greg Norman contributed to this report.
