{
  "id": 5887415,
  "title": "Netanyahu dismisses 'all this controversy' around Qatar as 'big hoax'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/netanyahu-dismisses-all-this-controversy-around-qatar-as-big-hoax",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-06T01:56:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/netanyahu-dismisses-all-controversy-around-qatar-big-hoax"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed the controversy surrounding Qatar as a \"big hoax,\" according to an interview with Israel's i24NEWS. Netanyahu stated that he attacked Qatar during the war and that the country has not imposed its conditions on Israel. He described Qatar as a \"hostile state\" but denied that it has imposed its will on Israel. This response comes in the wake of former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's repeated calls for Israel to officially classify Qatar as an enemy state, accusing Qatar of attempting to weaken Israel through an international influence operation.",
  "summary": "Netanyahu dismisses 'all this controversy' around Qatar as 'big hoax' Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed “all this controversy around Qatar” as a “big hoax”. In an interview with Israel’s i24NEWS, he said: \"I attacked Qatar, and not only that, I bombed it and launched attacks on it during the war, and in turn, it attacked me.” “All this controversy around Qatar is nothing but…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Netanyahu boasts about bombing Qatar, says Gaza funds used for aid",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/netanyahu-boasts-about-bombing-qatar-says-gaza-funds-used-for-aid",
        "published": "2026-09-06T01:02:08.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}