{
  "id": 7127905,
  "title": "Kushner reveals how failed Doha strike helped Washington pressure Israel on Gaza",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/kushner-reveals-how-failed-doha-strike-helped-washington-pressure",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T16:18:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-908465"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "“Israel did the strike in Doha, which was a terrible thing,” Kushner said. “And obviously, it was unsuccessful as a military operation. And that led to Israel being globally isolated.”",
  "key_points": [
    "Jared Kushner harshly criticized Israel's Doha strikes as \"a terrible thing\" and unsuccessful.",
    "US administration saw diplomatic opportunity in the crisis to pressure Israel toward a deal."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/7127905.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/idf-says-it-killed-two-hamas-engineers-in-gaza-strike-13-others",
        "published": "2026-09-13T14:08:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Kushner: US used fallout from Qatar strike to pressure Israel on Gaza deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/kushner-us-used-fallout-from-qatar-strike-to-pressure-israel-on-gaza",
        "published": "2026-09-13T16:47:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Israel's culture minister threatens to revoke citizenship of Gaza doc filmmakers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/israels-culture-minister-threatens-to-revoke-citizenship-of-gaza-doc",
        "published": "2026-09-13T18:44:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}