Gaza

US leveraged Israel's isolation after Doha strike to secure Gaza deal

Times of PalestineNEW1h ago

Published Monday, September 14, 2026 · 02:37 Jerusalem time

Gaza

Graphic: Times of Palestine

TOP News Brief

By the Times of Palestine Newsdesk · 1 min read

The Newsdesk gathers reporting from wire services and primary sources and rewrites every story in-house before publication. How our journalism is made →

The United States capitalized on Israel's international isolation following a strike on Doha to push through a ceasefire-hostage agreement in October 2025, according to Jared Kushner, Middle East Eye reported. The former Trump adviser suggested the diplomatic pressure created by the attack strengthened American negotiating leverage in brokering the deal.

Details of the Doha strike and the full circumstances of the October agreement were not specified in the available reporting.