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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Qatari PM’s dash to see Donald Trump shows gravity of Israel’s bombing of Doha

The deep fury – and even deeper concern – felt in Qatar right now is unprecedented and not to be underestimated.

It matches the unprecedented nature of its cause: Israel’s stunning bombing of Qatar’s capital city, without warning Doha, without consulting the US – which hosts America’s largest regional military base there – and without setting off Qatar’s defence system: the planes evaded radars.

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