Source: Deep Observation

During the night, the Middle East ¡°turned into a pot of porridge.¡±

On the afternoon of 9 local time, the Israeli Defence Army and the National Security Administration (SIMBET) launched an airstrike operation code-named "The Peak of the Flame", aimed at attacking Israel.and QatarThe Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in Doha.

This attack could be called extreme madness.

Israel said it was "optimistic" about the outcome of the attack, saying it was "heavily damaged".HamasThe highest level.¡±

Hamas said the attack "ended in failure."

Qatar has said Israel has launched a ¡°feeble attack¡± to reserve the right to respond to Israel.

The United States, on the other hand, pretended to be deaf, and a lightweight "Israel promises there will not be a next time" was difficult to convince a group of Middle Eastern allies.

The studio will talk to you today.What role did the United States play in the wake of Israeli air strikes on Doha? What changes will the situation in the Middle East usher in "after the gunfire"?

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A long planned air strike.

Last night in the Middle East was destined to be a sleepy night.

Several explosions were heard in a large residential area in the Katara area of Doha.

Qatar Peninsula TV said several foreign embassies were also located in the area.

The Israel Defense Forces and the General National Security Service (Shin Bet) immediately jumped out and claimed responsibility for the attack, saying that they carried out a "precision strike" against Hamas's top leaders.

Map of the scene of the attack in Doha. (CNN)

Up to now, this attack is still "full of doubts".

For example, if the Israeli army flew thousands of kilometers to Doha, and in the middle it would still cross the airspace of neighboring countries such as Saudi Arabia, the U.S. military would be completely unaware?

First, let's look at Israel's claim.

Israel's "Yediot Azvestia" said that according to official sources, The decision to fight Hamas in Qatar has long been decided.Preparatory work started as early as two or three months ago, and the pace has further accelerated in recent weeks.

The Israeli Defense Forces Operations Bureau has launched a ¡°secret operations process¡± that includes a ¡°combat preparedness meeting¡± almost daily, with Zimbert and the military intelligence agency (¡±Oman¡±) holding a weekly coordination meeting with the senior Defense Forces Operations Bureau.

On the evening of the 8th, on the eve of the upcoming meeting of high-level Hamas officials in Doha, Cohen, director of the IDF Operations Bureau, issued an action order.

According to official photographs, during the airstrike mission,NetanyahuAt the Siberian headquarters.

Zimbert publishes photos of Netanyahu at its headquarters during airstrikes (Israel New York Times)

Israel¡¯s assassinations and attacks overseas were held by the Israeli intelligence and intelligence agency (Mossad), but because Mossad hasined good relations with Qatar, the operation was carried out jointly by Simbet and the Israeli Air Force.

It must be said that the attack was a ¡°conspiracy for a long time.¡±

The time came on the afternoon of the 9th, when Hamas¡¯s senior group, which was discussing the latest U.S. proposal for Gaza in Doha, was attacked by Israel.

According to the media, Fifteen Israeli fighter jets flew about 1,800 kilometers, fired 10 missiles at a single target, and all the missiles hit the target building in seconds.

Map of Member States of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)

It is believed that the meeting gathered all the top leaders of the organization outside Gaza, including Khalil Haya, leader of Hamas Gaza branch, Zaher Jabalin, leader of Hamas West Bank, Mohammed Darwish, chairman of Hamas Consultative Conference, and Khalid Mashal, overseas leader of Hamas.

Sources close to Hamas said the previous U.S. proposal for a ceasefire was a fraudulent tool to bring Hamas members together to discuss and launch attacks.

After the airstrikes, Israel and Hamas agreed.

The Israeli side considers Hamas to be severely harmed.

Hamas said five people were killed in the attack, but no one was at the top of the group, including Ha'a's son, the head of Ha'a's office and three associates, possibly senior guards or advisors.

In addition, Qatar said that one of its security forces was killed in the attack.

At the moment, the authenticity of the list of deaths released by Hamas is unknown, as the group has not provided any evidence to prove that Haia and other senior survivors have survived, and Hamas has often confirmed reports of senior deaths weeks or months after the attacks occurred.

Trump to ¡°Green Light¡± Israel?

At this time, the reaction of the United States is worth pondering.

The United States said Israel had notified it before the attack, but American officials tried to distance themselves from the attack.

U.S. officials said the Israeli military informed the U.S. just minutes before the missile launch that it was about to launch an attack on Hamas targets, but did not disclose the exact location.

U.S. military officials witnessed the missile launch and inferred the target.

A U.S. official said U.S. Central Command commander, Navy Major General Brad Cooper had learned of the attack on his way to Cairo and had a conversation with the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

The White House said that after receiving information from the military, President Trump instructed the special envoy for the East, Witkov, to notify Qatar.

However, a senior Israeli official told Israel's Channel 12 that US President Trump "approved" Israel's attack against Hamas leadership in Qatar.

It is also unhappy for the Middle East that the United States has not blamed Israeli attacks on Qatar.

Trump said he regretted the site of the attack.

The White House said in a statement that destroying the target of the attack was a goal worth pursuing.

It seems to mean ¡°promising.¡±

Netanyahu is also very ¡°interesting.¡±

Following the attacks, the Israeli Prime Minister¡¯s Office issued a statement at the first time that the attack on Hamas was an operation carried out independently by Israel, initiated by Israel, carried out by Israel, and assumed full responsibility by Israel.

U.S. Cable News Network (CNN) said the brief voice was clearly ¡°to put the United States apart from the attack,¡± after all, Qatar is an important U.S. ally in the Middle East.

Qatar has Udeid Air Force Base, the largest militarized base of the United States in the Middle East. If US President Trump didn't give Israel a "green light", I'm afraid few people will believe it.

Rows of aircraft parked at Al Udeid Air Base on June 5, 2025. (US "Business Insider")

Moreover, Trump, who wanted to win the Nobel Peace Prize, has long been impatient with Hamas.

On Sept. 7, Trump issued a ¡°final ultimatum¡± to Hamas on ¡°real social¡± that Israel had accepted his proposed ceasefire conditions, and stressed that he had warned Hamas of the consequences of not accepting the deal, ¡°This is the last warning, there will be no more next time.¡±

Faced with the ambiguity of the United States, the Israeli ambassador to the United States insisted that "the United States and Israel are still united", and Qatar was naturally very angry.

Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed scolded Israel as "treachery" and "out-and-out betrayal" at the press conference on the 9th, and stressed that Qatar received the notification 10 minutes after the attack began.

"Israel's attack on Qatar marks a'turning point in the Middle East '." Al Jazeera said that Israel's actions show that there is no "red line", and that's the problem. "When you complain to Americans that Israel has crossed the red line, all Americans can do is promise that'such incidents will not happen again'", but similar incidents are still happening over and over again, once, twice, three times...

Ding Long, a professor at the Institute of Middle East Studies at Shanghai International Studies University, told Boguan Studio that Israel's relevant actions have violated Qatar's sovereignty and extended the war to the Gulf region, resulting in a significant expansion of the spillover effects of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

In the past two years of Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the Gulf countries have never been affected, but this attack has extended the war outward.

Duncan thinks, The incident highlights Israel¡¯s military adventurous tendency., the reason why Israel dares to take such radical actions is that on the one hand, it is driven by domestic political needs and hopes to wipe out Hamas, so as to meet political goals and continue the war situation; On the other hand, it also benefits from the firm support of the United States, allowing it to do whatever it wants¡£

Non-traditional security risks in the Middle East

The BBC questioned how an attack on the territory of the sovereign state of Qatar would affect the Udeid air base and how it would affect U.S. relations with all Gulf Arab allies.

An analyst told CNN that the current only diplomatic way to promote a ceasefire in Gaza is at risk, which has also made Gulf Arab countries increasingly worried about the security commitments of the United States.

¡°Whether the U.S. is implied or actively assisted ... this could have profound implications for the security considerations of the Gulf Arab nations and their relations with the United States,¡± said Hassan, senior researcher in Middle East policy at the British think tank International Strategy Research Institute.

¡°From Qatar¡¯s perspective, how can the United States, as an important non-NATO ally, still truly trust the United States in the future?¡± said Gabriel of the Middle East Global Affairs Committee to CNN, ¡°I think the attack will have far-reaching implications, as this is the first time Israel has launched an attack on the territory of the Gulf Arab Co-operation Committee.¡± And maybe not the last time.¡£¡±

CNN said that while the situation in the Middle East will not necessarily have a big impact on Trump¡¯s political future in the United States, Israel is in Doha. Openly infringing on the sovereignty of America¡¯s key alliesIt could destroy the image of Trump¡¯s ¡°hand holding hard power.¡±

Even if Trump¡¯s claim that ¡°Israel can¡¯t stop the attack on the Doha residential district¡± is true, his international credibility has again been severely hit.

Li Zixin, an assistant researcher at the China Institute of International Studies, told Boguan Studio that in the eyes of the outside world, after the United States cooperated with Israel in the Iranian nuclear issue and launched a military strike against Iran with negotiations as bait, this time the United States "repeated its old tricks". Once again, after throwing out the so-called ceasefire proposal, it cooperated with Israel to allow Israel to launch a military strike against its opponents, and directly targeted the negotiating team, which would severely frustrate the willingness of all parties to conduct political negotiations with the United States and Israel in the future.

Li said regional security anxiety and distrust will rise further, the likelihood of strategic misjudgment will be higher, and the difficulty of resolving regional disputes through political means in the future will be greater.

Moreover, other resistance groups in the region, without excluding them, will work together to escalate armed retaliation against Israeli and U.S. targets, with unconventional security risks on the Middle East as a whole rising.

Source: Boguan Studio