Overview

• President Donald Trump signed an executive order pledging to treat any armed attack on Qatar as a direct threat to U.S. security.
• The order commits the United States to respond by lawful diplomatic, economic, and, if necessary, military means to protect both countries' interests.
• The action followed an Israeli strike in Doha that targeted Hamas figures during talks and killed several team members as well as a Qatari security officer.
• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologized to Qatar, with Qatar’s prime minister receiving the apology during a joint call with Trump at the White House.
• Trump and Netanyahu also issued a joint statement on a 21-point initiative to end the war as part of the broader effort to stabilize diplomacy.