REVEALED: 50 Minutes Before Missiles Hit Doha, Netanyahu Called Trump

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu personally called U.S. President Donald Trump on September 9, 2025, just 50 minutes before Israeli forces launched missiles at a Hamas compound in Doha, Qatar, briefing him on the planned operation. According to seven senior Israeli officials, Netanyahu initiated the call at around 3 p.m. Israeli time (8 a.m. Washington time), providing advance notice sufficient to allow the U.S. to object if desired. The first reports of explosions in Doha emerged at 3:51 p.m. Israeli time. “Trump knew about the attack before the missiles were launched. First, there was a dialogue at the political level between Netanyahu and Trump, then through military channels. Trump did not say no,” one senior Israeli official stated. Another added, “If Trump wanted to stop it, he would have stopped it. In fact, he didn’t stop it.”

The White House has maintained that it learned of the impending strike through U.S. military channels only after the missiles were in the air, denying any direct prior warning from Netanyahu. Trump publicly expressed displeasure, stating he received no heads-up from Israel, as Qatar is a key U.S. ally hosting the largest American military base in the Middle East, Al Udeid Air Base. White House spokesperson Caroline Leavitt responded, “As President Trump stated, the U.S. military informed him of the Israeli strike on Hamas leaders in Doha, and he immediately instructed his special envoy Steve Witkoff to notify Qatar.” A senior Trump administration official dismissed Israeli claims, saying, “The anonymous Israeli sources spreading false accusations against the U.S. President and his administration need to get a grip.”

Three Israeli officials emphasized that Israel would not have proceeded if it believed Trump opposed the strike. A third source confirmed advance notice was given but noted Israel agreed to the White House’s denials to preserve U.S.-Israel relations: “From our side, we decided to help them with that for the sake of U.S.-Israel relations.” A fourth official remarked, “The Americans are putting on a show. We updated them on the attack.” A fifth added, “The Trump administration had clear reasons to distance itself from the strike. Take what they say publicly with a grain of salt.” A sixth source claimed, “This is not the first time the Trump administration has ‘invented things’ about their conversations with Israel for political reasons.”

Netanyahu has repeatedly described the operation as a unilateral Israeli action, reiterating this during a September 15 press conference alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The Prime Minister’s Office tweeted in English: “The White House’s version of events is correct. Israel’s operation against Hamas leaders in Doha was a completely independent Israeli action. Israel initiated it, executed it, and takes full responsibility.” The strike killed five Hamas members and one Qatari security officer, though Hamas claimed its senior leaders escaped, a detail confirmed by Israeli intelligence indicating they left the building shortly before the blasts. The operation, targeting Hamas’s political office in Doha, has strained U.S.-Qatar ties, heightened tensions between Washington and Jerusalem, and intensified Israel’s regional isolation since Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack that killed 1,200 Israelis and abducted over 250, sparking the ongoing war. Qatar, which hosts Hamas leaders for mediation in hostage negotiations, condemned the strike as a violation of its sovereignty.