Kushner: US used fallout from Qatar strike to pressure Israel on Gaza deal
Trump envoy Jared Kushner says US administration capitalized on Israel's growing diplomatic isolation following failed Doha strike to push Israeli government toward Gaza agreement.
Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and key US diplomat on the Gaza Strip, harshly criticized Israel's Doha strikes last year while acknowledging Washington used the fallout to pressure Israel toward an agreement. Speaking at a conference in Kyiv via video, Kushner bluntly described the strike as "a terrible thing" and "unsuccessful as a military operation," noting it left Israel globally isolated.
He then revealed that the Trump administration saw a diplomatic opportunity in the crisis and pushed Israel toward a deal, which Israel is now "quite happy" with. The agreement is expected to progress further as Israel demilitarizes. Kushner emphasized that the initial diplomatic setback for Israel became a strategic opening due to extensive preparatory work.
He stressed that without the groundwork beforehand, the crisis would not have provided leverage for Washington to push Israel toward a broader arrangement. This public acknowledgment of the Doha strike's strategic damage to Israel is rare and marks a departure from the administration's previous private assessments.
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