Mike Huckabee admits he ‘wasn’t privy’ on timeline before Qatar strike
Teh article reports that Mike Huckabee, U.S. Ambassador to Israel, admitted he was not informed about the timeline or sequence of events leading up to Israel’s missile strike on Doha, Qatar. Israel targeted Hamas leadership believed to be in the city, though details about the specific targets or casualties remain unclear. During an interview, Huckabee expressed uncertainty about who notified whom and when, indicating he was not privy to the operational details.
A senior White House official confirmed that Israel provided President Donald Trump and his national security team with advance notice of the strike on the same day it occurred. Following this notification, Trump instructed Middle East special envoy steve Witkoff to warn Qatari officials about the operation. The article also notes that Israeli Foreign Minister Ron Dermer met with Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Miami the day before the strike.The situation has led to Qatar demanding retaliation against Israel.
Mike Huckabee admits he ‘wasn’t privy’ on timeline before Qatar strike
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said he was unaware of “the sequence” of events leading up to Israel’s missile strike on Qatar.
Israel launched missiles at Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday, saying Hamas leadership was present in the city at the time. It remains unclear which members were targeted or whether they were killed in the strike.
“How could the U.S. Military be the last to know and not get a heads up?” MSNBC anchor Richard Engel asked Huckabee on Ana Cabrera Reports on Wednesday.
“I don’t know because I wasn’t privy to what the timeline was, when the decisions were made, and how they were executed,” Huckabee said.
“So I don’t know what the sequence was yesterday when everything went down, and who notified who, when they notified them. I simply have never been told those pieces of information,” Huckabee continued.
A senior White House official confirmed to the Washington Examiner that Israel gave President Donald Trump and his national security team “advance notice” of the airstrike but did not say whether Israel asked Trump to sign off on the operation. White House press secretary Karoline Levitt confirmed that the White House was made aware of the operation on Tuesday morning, the day of the strike.
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Once the White House was notified, Trump directed Middle East special envoy Steve Witkoff to warn Qatari officials of the strike.
Israeli Foreign Minister Ron Dermer met with Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and former White House adviser, on Monday in Miami, Florida, a day before the strike.
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