By George G. Lombardi

Arab sources provide conflicting reports regarding the killing of Hamas leaders in Qatar claiming ( naturally ) that the United States never informed Qatar in advance of the attack.
BUT… after the warm welcome (and the GIFT of a $450 million plane) to Trump, I highly doubt that Trump did not inform Qatar’s leadership.
Seems that the entire operation was coordinated between the Israeli Chief of Staff, Herzi Halevi (they say), and the Commander of the U.S. Central Command, Admiral Brad Cooper, a few days prior , and that the U.S. approval was granted as early as on September second. The United States insisted that Hamas leadership discuss the American proposal away from the hotel where the U.S. delegation was staying and also insisted on the presence of Khaled Meshaal at the discussions. In response, Hamas sent the director of Khalil al-Hayya’s office and his son to the meeting location to organize the meeting. Even if Khaled Meshaal may have been uneasy about the situation., other Hammas leaders agreed. They inspected the location, picked up Lubad and al-Hayya’s son, and left together. Seems that Thanks he location was bombed with missiles launched simultaneously by Israeli aircraft, but may have been DRONES or other hidden explosives, killing those inside.
It seems obvious that within Hammas, some are now tired of the Intifada. In fact, immediately after the intervention in Qatar, an AMERICAN hostage was strangely released, confirming my hypothesis that there was a three-way agreement between the USA, Israel, and part of Hamas’s leadership.
The Al-Arabiya channel reported that Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya was killed in Qatar; he was the deputy of the previous Hamas leader, Yahya Sinwar. After the explosion, some Hamas leaders (according to Arab sources) were transferred to a military base hosting Turkish forces.
It is also likely that the BILLIONS $$$& belonging to Palestinian leaders residing in Qatar have gone to local “rulers” and to special funds for pro-U.S. militias in Gaza and Lebanon.
We will DEFINITELY see further changes, even in many European
nations in the coming months, as the Trump Administration further consolidate ties with moderate , and friendly Arab States.