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How Israel Used Ballistic Missiles From the Red Sea to Carry Out Its Audacious Qatar Attack

Israel jet fighters fired the missiles into space over Saudi Arabia, giving the U.S. little time to object

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WSJ’s Shayndi Raice explains what Israel’s attack on Hamas in Qatar means for the direction of the war and future peace negotiations. Photo: Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters

As Israeli war planners plotted a secret strike on Hamas political leaders in Qatar, they chose a plan that enabled them to attack quickly and limited the opportunity for the U.S. to object.  

The operation, which was carried out Tuesday, relied on warplanes that fired long range missiles, avoided the airspace of Arab countries and left the Trump administration in the dark until the last moments.

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