What's behind contradictory actions by Israel towards Qatar? | Inside Story

A group of Israeli political advisers worked on a secret campaign targeting Qatar after the Hamas-led October 7 attacks, according to the Haaretz newspaper. It reported the campaign was intended to pressure Qatar because of its relationship with Hamas. The newspaper says the plan was later abruptly withdrawn. Qatar has been an important mediator between Hamas and Israel. Israeli officials have repeatedly travelled to Doha for indirect talks with Hamas. Yet, Israel carried out a missile strike on the country last September, targeting Hamas’s negotiators. Six people were killed including a Qatari national. So what's behind these seemingly contradictory actions? Presenter: Sami Zeidan Guests: Sultan Barakat - Professor of Public Policy, Hamad Bin Khalifa University Akiva Eldar - Political analyst and contributor to Haaretz newspaper Andreas Krieg - Associate Professor at the School of Security Studies at King's College London and CEO of MENA Analytica Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile