On September 11, according to satellite images released by the US "The War Zone" defense website, the damage caused by the Israeli Air Force attack on a target in Doha, the capital of Qatar, on September 9, was reported. Judging from the pictures, Israel's attacks mainly targeted a building complex, causing damage to five houses to varying degrees. Among them, the buildings in the lower right corner were the most severely damaged. Judging from the pictures taken on the ground, a house close to the street was directly hit, but the rest of the surrounding buildings were not affected. It can be seen that Israel's air strike was a high-precision strike operation planned for a long time, with the goal aiming to behead the senior management of Hamas.
Satellite pictures before the strike
Satellite pictures after the strike
Before Israel's strike, Hamas negotiators gathered in the complex, who were studying the US proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza to prepare for a subsequent ceasefire in Gaza. However, the sudden attack by the Israeli Air Force, which was directly in deep into Qatar, was unexpected to all parties. For Qatar, as a sovereign state, Israel's brazen attack without permission is a challenge to Qatar's sovereignty, further exacerbating tensions in the Middle East.
The main target building was blown up
For Hamas, the delegation was subjected to air strikes from Israel during its study of the US proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, further proving that Israel and the United States are not interested in any peace agreement, but are determined to destabilize the region. Even Qatar, which mediates in the middle, cannot guarantee security, which undoubtedly proves that the real intention of the United States and Israel is not to cease fire, but to lure Hamas' senior officials to appear and behead. At the same time, although the Israeli air strike did not achieve the goal of beheading Hamas' senior executives, according to reports from the BBC, Reuters, AP and other media, five Hamas members died, including the son of Hamas' chief negotiator, an assistant and three bodyguards, and another Qatari security official was killed in the attack, as well as an unknown number of civilians injured.
Scenes taken during strike
At the same time, the attack on the United States turned a blind eye to the United States also caused doubts from all walks of life. The United States has deployed the largest Udid Air Force Base in the Middle East about 30 kilometers southwest of Doha, the capital of Qatar. The base is only a few dozen kilometers away from the target of the Israeli attack. There are about 10,000 U.S. military and allied personnel stationed. The base has a U.S. Central Command forward command post and a joint air combat center, which can command air operations covering the Middle East to Central Asia in real time. A large number of fighter jets, air defense and early warning systems are also deployed, especially in order to protect the safety of the base and respond to tensions in the Middle East, it is equipped with multiple Patriot air defense missile systems, THAAD anti-missile systems, and AN/TPY-2 X-band radars with detection distances of up to thousands of kilometers. In addition, several destroyers have been deployed in the Middle East, and military bases have been deployed in Iraq, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.
THAAD Anti-missile System
However, in the face of Israel's strike, the U.S.-Udid Air Base did not respond, did not issue early warnings to Qatar, nor did it launch missiles to help intercept. You should know that in June, after the US B2 "Ghost" bomber hit Iran's nuclear facilities, the base was attacked by 19 Iranian missiles, but the US base's air defense system effectively intercepted, 18 missiles were successfully intercepted, and only one hit a radar in the base, proving the effectiveness of the air defense system. The Israeli attack did not respond at all, further indicating that the United States has accused Israel's strike.
Afterward, the United States only stated: "The US military did find Israeli fighter jets flying eastward to the Persian Gulf, but there was almost no time to react." The United States had asked about Israel's intentions for action, but when Israel made an explanation, the missile had been launched. It was not until more than 10 minutes after the Israeli strike ended that the United States called Qatar to a notification. It should be noted that Israel is about 1,700 kilometers away from Qatar, and is separated by Saudi Arabia and Jordan. If Israel wants to attack Qatar, it will either pass through Jordanian and Saudi airspace, or go around a longer distance to enter the Persian Gulf from Iraq.
The straight line distance exceeds 1700 kilometers
As such a long distance, it has to pass through the airspace of many countries, and several of the middle countries have not responded at all. It takes at least one hour to fly Israeli fighter jets, and it also requires the assistance of large aircraft such as tankers to complete it. However, the United States gave a reply: "There is almost no time to react" and tried to deceive the whole world in one sentence. All signs indicate that the United States may have been clearly aware of the matter in advance, and may have notified Israeli fighter jets that need to transit, otherwise Israel's actions will not be warned in advance.
At the same time, according to the information disclosed by Israel, 15 fighter jets were dispatched in the attack and 10 precision-guided munitions were dropped on a single target. However, the specific model of aircraft was dispatched and what ammunition was used, and it was not disclosed. However, Qatar said that the weapons used by Israel were "not discovered by Qatar radar", which seemed to indicate that Israel might be using the F35 "Lightning" stealth fighter. Only this fighter has stealth ability, shortening the distance discovered by radar, and not even being discovered. However, the BBC quoted Israeli media reports that the 15 F15 fighter jets used by the Israeli Air Force in this operation are more contradictory.
If the F15 fighter jet is used, including transit countries, the U.S. and Qatar's air defense systems should have enough time to detect Israel's operations. Qatar's air defense system alone belongs to the relatively elite category in the entire Middle Eastern countries, and is equipped with MIM-104 "Patriot" air defense missile system, VL-MICA air defense system introduced by France, and Aspide/Spada 2000 air defense system introduced by Italy. Among them, the maximum detection distance of the AN/MPQ-53/65 phased array radar equipped with the Patriot air defense missile system is about 150 to 170 kilometers. In addition, Qatar also deploys the Ground Master 200/400 series radar introduced from France, with a detection distance of 200 to 470 kilometers, mainly used to provide long-range early warning.
However, Qatar's radar system did not monitor Israeli fighter jets and incoming missiles, and the air defense system did not operate, which is indeed surprising. It also shows that Israel may have used long-range precision guided missiles and completed launches outside the effective monitoring range of Qatar radar, such as the "Rock" and "Sparrow" series of air-launched ballistic missiles, and the "Delilla" cruise missile with a range of about 250 kilometers. Therefore, in terms of distance and the fighter jets used, the United States has enough time to discover Israeli fighter jets and issue early warnings.
As well as countries that cross over should be able to detect the Israeli Air Force's actions, but countries transiting remain silent. The United States responded with insufficient time, while Qatar said that no Israeli fighter jets and air strike missiles were found, which made the entire incident "difficult". Is it a play that many parties intend to perform or other reasons? I am afraid that only the United States knows. At the same time, judging from the US's reaction, it seems that it is the number one informed country in the incident, covering up Israel's actions and clearing relations afterwards.
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(Written by Periser on September 11, 2025, please do not reprint without authorization, plagiarism will be prosecuted!)
