{
  "id": 7200024,
  "title": "US used Israel's 'global isolation' caused by Doha strike to push Gaza deal, Kushner says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/us-used-israels-global-isolation-caused-by-doha-strike-to-push-gaza",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T23:37:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-used-israels-global-isolation-caused-doha-strike-push-gaza-deal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jared Kushner, president Trump’s envoy and son-in-law, stated that the United States used Israel’s global isolation, stemming from a strike on Hamas’s headquarters in Doha last September, to secure a Gaza ceasefire-hostage deal. The strike, which resulted in the deaths of five lower-ranking Hamas members, led Washington to publicly pressure Benjamin Netanyahu to apologize to Qatar. After the unsuccessful military operation, Kushner claimed that Israel was globally isolated, causing the country to agree to the deal. However, Netanyahu’s Likud party criticized Kushner’s remarks, stating that the prime minister’s decision to deploy the IDF in Gaza City and strike Hamas leadership in Qatar, coupled with intense pressure from President Trump, led Hamas to release all remaining hostages in Gaza.",
  "summary": "US used Israel's 'global isolation' caused by Doha strike to push Gaza deal, Kushner says The US was successful in clinching the October 2025 Gaza ceasefire-hostage deal by leveraging the “global isolation” Israel faced after it carried out a strike on Hamas’s headquarters in Doha last September, president Trump’s envoy and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has said. After the strike, which killed a…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "IDF says it killed two Hamas engineers in Gaza strike; 13 others reported injured",
        "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": "Jerusalem Post",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-13T16:18:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "US Envoy Jared Kushner says Doha attack left Israel ‘globally isolated’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/us-envoy-jared-kushner-says-doha-attack-left-israel-globally-isolated",
        "published": "2026-09-13T20:33:28.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}