Fox News Poll: Trump’s ratings are strong on border security, weak on the economy
While President Donald Trump receives positive reviews on border security and public safety, the economy remains a weakness. Prices are a problem for most voters, as only a small number feel they are getting ahead financially, and more than half think things are worse under the new White House. By a 22-point margin, a Fox News national survey finds that more voters say the Trump administration has made the economy worse (52%) rather than better (30%). Those sentiments are almost identical to how they felt about the Biden administration and are the reverse of how voters felt eight years ago during Trump’s first term. FOX NEWS POLL: VOTERS SUPPORT A THIRD POLITICAL PARTY, BUT NOT IF IT’S ELON MUSK’S The survey was completed before Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk’s assassination Wednesday. Ratings of the economy continue to be negative by more than 2-to-1 (71% negative vs. 29% positive). That’s roughly where things stood when Trump took office. As has been the case for more than four years, fewer than 15% say they are getting ahead financially, while at least three times that number say they are falling behind. FOX NEWS POLL: SUPPORT FOR DEPORTATION DEPENDS ON WHO IS BEING TARGETED Yet, in some areas, voters say things are not as bad. A year ago, 48% said gas prices were a “major” problem for their families. Now 33% feel that way, down 15 points. Likewise, a smaller share says housing costs (by 11 points) and grocery prices (by 8 points) are a major problem. It’s the opposite on utility (+2 points) and healthcare costs (+7), as more people call those a major problem. Still, large majorities describe each of these costs as either a minor or major problem. “The question former President Biden’s team was asking a year ago was whether voters would get used to an $8 dollar box of cereal, and the answer was no,” says Republican pollster Daron Shaw, who conducts Fox News surveys with his Democratic counterpart, Chris Anderson. “I think the Trump team is finding this dynamic still holds. It’s not enough that prices aren’t rising. They need to come down. If not, 2026 will be a bad year for the GOP.” Voters’ persistent negativity about the economy was at least somewhat validated by a recent Labor Department report that showed the 2024 employment estimates were much weaker than initially thought. The economy remains by far the most important issue to voters (37%). That’s followed by immigration and border security (13%), healthcare (11%) and political division (11%). All other issues are in single digits, including crime and guns. Notably, Democrats, Republicans and independents agree the economy is the top issue facing the country. Looking ahead, voters are pessimistic: 62% think life will be worse for the next generation of Americans. That’s up from 53% who felt that way a year ago and is the second highest in Fox News surveys going back to 2002. By a 10-point margin, optimism is higher among parents (44%) than non-parents (34%), and by a 13-point margin, more dads (50%) than moms (37%) think life will be better for their kids. Eight in 10 Democrats and independents think life will be worse, while six in 10 Republicans think it will be better. A year ago, nearly six in 10 Democrats said life would be better for the next generation, while seven in 10 Republicans and six in 10 independents said worse. Approval of Trump on the economy stands at 39%, only one tick higher than his record low, and even fewer voters approve of his handling of tariffs (36%) and the cost of living (32%). While Trump’s ratings are better on immigration (47% approve) and crime (50%), his best marks are on border security, as 57% approve. That’s not only a record on border security, but it’s also his second-highest approval ever on any issue in a Fox News survey (the highest was 60% for “recent hurricanes” in 2017). In addition, 49% approve of ICE, up from 46% in June. Fewer are concerned about crime in their neighborhood: 32% are extremely or very concerned, down from 48% in 2021. Over half approve of the federal government generally playing a role in policing crime in large cities (53%) and specifically of Trump sending National Guard troops to help the police in Washington, D.C. (51%). Currently, 46% like the job Trump is doing overall, while 54% disapprove. His highest approval this term was 49% in March, soon after taking office. Fully 88% of Republicans approve, as do 55% of men under age 45 and 48% of Hispanics. Among all voters, a larger number strongly disapproves of Trump (45%) than strongly approves (25%). That 20-point intensity gap is mostly unchanged since March and is comparable with Biden’s ratings for most of his term. Some 46% of voters also approve of the job Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is doing as secretary of Health and Human Services. His ratings are higher among parents (53%) and dads (57%) than non-parents (43%) and moms (49%). Forty-nine percent approve of Jerome Powell’s performance as chair of the Federal Reserve. About half of those approving of Trump also approve of Powell, and vice versa. Two-thirds of voters think the country has become less united since Trump took office. That’s double the number who feel he has brought people together and worse than the 54% who felt Biden was dividing the country four years ago. Trump’s personal favorable rating is in line with his job approval: 43% view him favorably and 57% unfavorably, for a net negative of 14 points. Vice President JD Vance (-12), former Vice President Kamala Harris (-13), Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (-12), and California Gov. Gavin Newsom (-11) all have about the same net negative favorability as Trump. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s marks are underwater by 13 points, yet he is unknown to nearly half of voters. CLICK HERE FOR CROSSTABS AND TOPLINE Three quarters think the president should “always” follow the law, while one quarter
Fox News Poll: Voters want greater involvement in Ukraine, support current approach in Israel
As international conflicts intensify, the highest share of voters prefer that the United States increase support for Ukraine while thinking the current approach in Israel is appropriate. The latest Fox News national survey, released Thursday, also finds that while a majority continues to support the Israelis, a record-high 41% back the Palestinians in the conflict. Support for the Palestinians is up 9 points since March and up 23 points since October 2023, shortly after the Hamas attacks. Compared to March, support for the Palestinians is up across the board, but most notably among Republicans (+6 points) and independents (+15). The Palestinians receive some of their strongest support from voters under age 30 (67%), very liberal voters (67%), Democrats (59%) and non-White voters (55%). FOX NEWS POLL: VOTERS SUPPORT A THIRD POLITICAL PARTY, BUT NOT IF IT’S ELON MUSK’S The backing for Israelis (55%) has been largely stable since January, with support peaking at 68% in October 2023. Regarding the level of U.S. support for Israel, the bulk of voters feels it’s about right (43%), up 8 points since last year. Still, by 14 points, more think the U.S. is too supportive (35%) rather than not supportive enough (21%). Five in 10 Democrats view U.S. backing of Israel as too supportive, while six in 10 Republicans think the backing is about right. Independents are split: 39% too supportive, 27% not enough, 34% about right. FOX NEWS POLL: THE GOP IS SEEN AS MORE LIKELY TO HAVE A CLEAR PLAN FOR THE COUNTRY While a majority of voters blame Hamas for the famine in Gaza (80% very or somewhat responsible), more than two-thirds also feel Israel is responsible (68%). Democrats fault each group about equally (81% Israel, 78% Hamas) while more Republicans (57% Israel, 85% Hamas) and Independents (64% Israel, 71% Hamas) blame Hamas. CLICK HERE FOR CROSSTABS AND TOPLINE Meanwhile, by a 10 percentage-point margin, voters think the U.S. should be doing more to help Ukraine in its war with Russia (39% more vs. 29% less), with another one-third (31%) thinking the effort is adequate. Sentiment remains mostly unchanged since July but is a reversal from a year ago when voters thought we should be doing less by 17 points (40% less, 23% more, 34% about right). The increase in support for helping Ukraine comes mainly from Democrats (+30 points) and independents (+18 points), as views among Republicans shifted toward the U.S. is doing the right amount (+19). President Donald Trump has spoken to both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the last few weeks to broker a peace deal but to no avail thus far. Trump garners better ratings for his handling of Ukraine (40% approve, 59% disapprove) than on Russia (36% vs. 62%) but is still underwater on both. Some 46% approve of the job the president is doing overall, while 54% disapprove. Conducted Sept. 6-9, 2025, under the direction of Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R), this Fox News survey includes interviews with a sample of 1,004 registered voters randomly selected from a national voter file. Respondents spoke with live interviewers on landlines (119) and cellphones (638) or completed the survey online after receiving a text (247). Results based on the full sample have a margin of sampling error of ±3 percentage points. Sampling error for results among subgroups is higher. In addition to sampling error, question wording and order can influence results. Weights are generally applied to age, race, education, and area variables to ensure the demographics of respondents are representative of the registered voter population. Sources for developing weight targets include the American Community Survey, Fox News Voter Analysis and voter file data.
Inside the mind of a shooter: Profiler breaks down the planning behind high-level assassination attempts
The assassin behind Charlie Kirk‘s murder is still on the lam and is likely an individual who lacks social skills, isolates himself and has only a loose plan for next steps, retired FBI Supervisory Special Agent and profiler James Clemente told Fox News Digital. “In this case, it’s likely that there has been, for some time, a building frustration, and anger and rage and an inability to feel that is addressed. And so they wanted to make a big — a very big — public statement. [The suspect] probably has a very poor self-image and wanted to do something big to feel better about themselves. “And they probably, again, don’t have the skills to address these issues in a calm, rational, interpersonal way. And that’s why they lashed out in this very violent and extreme manner,” Clemente, also the co-host and creator of the show “Real Crime Profile,” told Fox News Digital in a phone interview Thursday. LIVE UPDATES: MANHUNT FOR CHARLIE KIRK SHOOTER CONTINUES Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, was fatally shot by an unidentified individual Wednesday afternoon while attending an event at Utah Valley University as part of his American Comeback Tour. Kirk was a massive voice for the conservative movement, championing faith, family and freedom-focused values for youths, most notably on college campuses through TPUSA. The shocking assassination has not yet yielded a suspect, and the FBI and local law enforcement agencies are poring through evidence to identify and apprehend the individual. CHARLIE KIRK ASSASSINATION: DISPATCH AUDIO REVEALS SUSPECT IN BLACK TACTICAL GEAR, CARRYING LONG GUN Clemente spoke to Fox Digital specifically about a shooter’s pre- and post-offense behavior, noting that the suspect likely dropped hints or divulged details of the planned assassination to friends or family or via social media posts ahead of the violence. “This is not likely a repeat offense for this person. It’s probably the first time that they ever acted out in this way, and, therefore, they probably leaked out information beforehand,” he said, adding the suspect may have dropped information to others while at work to colleagues or while drinking at a bar. CHARLIE KIRK ASSASSINATION SUSPECT EVADES MANHUNT AS INVESTIGATORS ANALYZE SECURITY FOOTAGE High-profile shooters typically drop breadcrumbs of information on their planned attack “because they don’t know for certain that this is what they’re going to do, but they are building up this frustration and anger and rage, and they want to take it out.” The retired FBI profiler added that the suspect is likely not a sophisticated killer and was only “developing” a murderous persona, which would make the individual more prone to speaking openly about the upcoming attack. Police dispatch audio revealed police were on the hunt for a person wearing all black and carrying a long rifle near the university library, Fox News Digital previously reported. Investigators later said they recovered a “high-powered, bolt-action rifle” near the scene after tracing the assassin’s suspected escape route. Police, citing images of a person of interest they obtained, reported the individual appeared to be college-age and “blended in well” with the crowd. “Starting at 11:52 a.m. this subject arrived on campus, shortly away from campus,” Utah Department of Public Safety Director Beau Mason told reporters Thursday. “We have tracked his movements onto the campus through the stairwells, up to the roof across the roof to the shooting location. After the shooting, we were able to track his movements as he moved to the other side of the building, jumped off of the building and fled, off of the campus and into a neighborhood.” VIDEO SHOWS MOMENTS BEFORE ASSASSINATION OF TURNING POINT USA FOUNDER CHARLIE KIRK Clemente, in his breakdown of the suspect’s “post-offense behavior,” said the shooter likely did not map out a next step plan after carrying out the assassination, pointing to how police recovered the rifle tossed near the scene of the tragedy. “He had no idea what was going to happen afterwards, what was going to happen during, whether he was going to get away with it or not. And, so, therefore, he didn’t plan out his after-game,” Clemente said. The retired FBI supervisory special agent added that the suspect is likely showing a guilty hand with odd behaviors, such as making an excuse of facing some type of emergency and needing to abruptly leave his home, job or school. CHARLIE KIRK DEAD AT 31: WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT HIS LEGACY AT TURNING POINT USA “Somebody knows this person. A number of people know this person. A number of people will have some kind of interaction with him, in which he will sort of try to avoid the spotlight until the heat is off of him. And so he may leave the area for kind of a last-minute emergency and then try to come back when everything’s calmed down,” Clemente said. TRUMP RESPONDS TO CHARLIE KIRK SHOOTING: ‘LOVED AND ADMIRED BY ALL’ The FBI is offering up to $100,000 for information leading to the identification and arrest of the suspect or suspects, and FBI Director Kash Patel is heading to Utah Thursday. Clemente stressed to Fox News Digital that the FBI is investigating “everything.” “They’re using whatever technology is available. They’re definitely looking at all videos. There’s literally hundreds and hundreds of videos out there from the students and the attendees at this rally. There’s also cameras out in the real world that I’m certain that they followed this person’s egress and ingress and, that’s how they found the weapon, and it is also how he’s going to be identified,” he said. Kirk, 31, leaves behind his wife Erika and their two children, ages 1 and 3. His casket will be transported to Arizona on Air Force Two, Fox News Digital reported on Thursday. Fox News Digital’s Michael Ruiz contributed to this report.
WATCH: Bipartisan group of lawmakers express shock, grief after Charlie Kirk’s killing
Republican and Democratic lawmakers alike mourned the “horrific” fatal shooting of conservative leader Charlie Kirk Wednesday. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., praised Kirk’s faith and positive message to young people, saying he “leaves a huge legacy.” “It’s going to be hard for anybody to fill his shoes,” she said. “He’s extremely important. Students all over the country would get very excited if they found out he was coming to their college campus. He brought in thousands of people to hear him speak. Even people that didn’t agree with him would come, ask questions, even argue with him. “He would go on college campuses and tell young people to get married and have children and just talk about how wonderful it is to be married and to have children,” she added. “He shared the word of God. He was a Christian, and he shared the gospel of Jesus Christ and encouraged young people.” LIVE UPDATES: MANHUNT FOR CHARLIE KIRK SHOOTER CONTINUES VANCE SHARES HOW HE LEARNED CHARLIE KIRK WAS GUNNED DOWN DURING WEST WING MEETING Greene added that she believes Kirk was “killed for the words that he says and the things that he stood for.” “He was always about the debate, and Charlie Kirk was never for violence. And to see him murdered in such a graphic way in front of the camera and that video is too gruesome,” said Greene. “We’re honestly shocked. We’re devastated,” she said. “I’m at a loss for words, and I’m not often at a loss for words.” Democrats have also expressed grief over Kirk’s death. Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., said, “It’s awful. It’s absolutely awful.” “I’m sorry for his family. There’s no room for political violence in our country, and we all can do more to just condemn it and hopefully that’s the antidote to it, but it’s awful, period,” said Swalwell. MESSAGES FOUND ON CHARLIE KIRK ASSASSIN’S GUN, SOURCES SAY Asked whether he was concerned about the safety of other political figures and members of Congress, Swalwell said, “We don’t have enough resources to protect the people who are threatened around here. But I don’t want to make it about us right now. This is just, it’s awful. “It has no room in our politics, and we can’t normalize political violence.” Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wis., blamed Kirk’s death on the media and Democrats who he accused of “fueling the political violence.” “Every single member of that party that is putting out politically violent statements, and so many of them have, should be censured, and they should be removed from every single one of their committees or more people are going to die,” Orden said. “This didn’t have to happen. It did not,” he added. “But it happened because of the violent political rhetoric coming out of the left being amplified by you people in the press. You are partially responsible for this. For both the assassination attempts for President Trump and for Charlie Kirk being shot.” SPEAKER JOHNSON ADDRESSES HOW A PRAYER IN CONGRESS ‘TURNED INTO AN ARGUMENT’ Pressed on whether both sides of the political aisle share in the responsibility for the ongoing spate of political violence, especially in light of the recent shootings of two Minnesota Democratic lawmakers and their spouses, Orden answered, “It’s horrible, I said the same thing.” “Let’s quit convoluting this issue. The vast majority, by orders of magnitudes, of the politically violent speech is coming out of the left. Period. So, until these people stop doing that, and until you stop trying to drive wedges between Republicans and Democrats and everyday Americans, this is going to happen again and again and again,” he said. “So, every single one of you people needs to go home tonight and do some deep soul-searching. There’s a dead man who left two kids in a widow because of you.”
Belarus frees 52 political prisoners after US mediation
Belarus has released 52 prisoners following mediation by the United States, which has promised to grant Minsk sanctions relief. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said on Thursday that the prisoners, along with the US delegation, had crossed into Lithuania. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list “No man left behind! 52 prisoners safely crossed the Lithuanian border from Belarus today, leaving behind barbed wire, barred windows and constant fear,” he wrote on X. US President Donald Trump had called on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, to release detainees whom the US leader has described as “hostages”. Belarus later confirmed their release. In return for Lukashenko’s gesture, Washington will grant sanctions relief to Belarus’s national airline Belavia, allowing it to service and buy components for its fleet, which includes Boeing aircraft, the US embassy spokesperson in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius said. Relatives, friends and journalists gather near the US Embassy in Vilnius, Lithuania, ahead of the arrival of released prisoners from Belarus on September 11, 2025 [Mindaugas Kulbis/AP Photo] Sanctions relief It was the biggest batch of prisoners yet pardoned by Lukashenko, who is seeking to repair relations with the United States after years of isolation and sanctions on his former Soviet state. But it was far short of the 1,300 or 1,400 prisoners whose release Trump had called for in a conversation with Lukashenko last month, as well as in subsequent social media posts. Advertisement Those released include Ihar Losik, 33, a journalist sentenced in 2021 to 15 years in a penal colony on charges of inciting hatred and organising riots, the Belarus affairs section of the US embassy in Vilnius said. The embassy could not immediately confirm whether prominent critics of Lukashenko’s decades-old rule, such as human rights campaigner Ales Bialiatski, co-winner of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, were among those released. Belarusian veteran dissident Mikola Statkevich was among the 52 political prisoners, according to rights group Vyasna. “Among those released today is Mikola Statkevich,” it said on Telegram, adding that the 2010 presidential candidate had been sentenced to 14 years following the protests after the contested presidential elections of 2020. EU’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced that an EU staff member was among the released prisoners, thanking “US partners for their efforts”. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, leader of the exiled Belarus opposition whose husband, Siarhei, was released from jail in June, said Thursday’s release covered only 4 percent of those designated as political prisoners, and did not signal any real change of policy by Lukashenko. “We welcome their release, but in essence, this is a trade in human lives – people who should never have been imprisoned in the first place,” Tsikhanouskaya said in a statement released to the Reuters news agency in which she urged the European Union to maintain sanctions on Belarus until democracy is established. US envoy John Coale, who has been involved in the negotiations with Lukashenko, said he hoped for the release within a short time of all of the 1,400 Belarusian prisoners that Trump has described as “hostages”. “Our mission is to get them all out now,” Coale told Reuters. “Eventually, hopefully within a short period of time everybody will be out,” he said. ‘A global deal’ Belarus’s state news agency BelTA said those released included 14 foreign nationals – from Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, France, the United Kingdom and Germany. BelTA quoted Coale, the US deputy envoy for Ukraine, who headed the US delegation, as saying Trump had told Lukashenko that Washington wants to reopen its embassy in Minsk. Coale had earlier passed a letter from Trump in English to Lukashenko, signed “Donald”, BelTA showed. The fact that Trump had signed the letter simply “Donald” was “a rare act of personal friendship”, it quoted Coale as saying. “If Donald insists that he is ready to take in all these released prisoners, God bless you, let’s try to work out a global deal, as Mr Trump likes to say, a big deal,” said Lukashenko, who praised the US leader for seeking a peace deal in Ukraine. Advertisement “Our main task is to stand with Trump and help him in his mission to establish peace,” BelTA later quoted Lukashenko as saying, referencing Trump’s assertion that he has resolved six or seven world conflicts. Lukashenko has led Belarus through more than three decades of authoritarian rule. He said as recently as August 22 that he was not prepared to release “bandits” who might “wage war” against the state. Trump has said he plans to meet Lukashenko, long treated as a pariah by the West, and described him as a “very respected man, strong person, strong leader”. The prisoners were released a day after Poland shot down what it said were Russian drones over its territory, and on the eve of joint military exercises involving Russia and Belarus. Belarus shares borders with three NATO countries and with Ukraine. Lukashenko let Putin use Belarusian territory when invading Ukraine in 2022, but the Belarusian army has not directly participated in the war. Adblock test (Why?)
With the Doha strike, Netanyahu has declared war on the world
And so Israel has struck again. On Tuesday, the Middle East’s favourite perennial aggressor launched missiles against the Qatari capital of Doha, targeting Hamas leaders involved in negotiations surrounding a proposal from the United States for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, where the Israeli genocide of Palestinians has officially killed more than 64,000 people in less than two years. To be sure, Israel has never been a fan of ceasefires – even ones proposed by the reigning global hegemon and most devout backer of Israeli atrocities. After all, the state’s very existence is predicated on wiping out Palestinians and engaging in unceasing belligerence. And while anyone harbouring an iota of common sense will have long regarded Israel as a rogue state, the unprecedented attack on Qatar appears to have opened some international eyes with regard to just how out of control the Israeli government actually is. For instance, world powers like Britain, France, and India – which have to varying degrees enabled the genocide in Gaza, among other acts of terror by the Israeli military across the region – have managed to muster uncharacteristic condemnation following the Doha strike. This is not to imply, of course, that targeting Hamas leaders in a country that happens to host the largest US military base in the Middle East is somehow more morally appalling than slaughtering tens of thousands of people in Gaza, most of them women and children. It is simply to observe that even apologists for Israel’s genocidal recklessness seem to have drawn a new red line – which is that the Israelis can’t simply go around bombing people and places as they see fit. Advertisement Following the strike on Doha, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt announced that “unilaterally bombing inside Qatar, a sovereign nation and close ally of the United States that is working very hard and bravely taking risks with us to broker peace, does not advance Israel or America’s goals”. Lest we rush to accord any sense of logic or reason to the current White House, Leavitt went on to add the disclaimer: “However, eliminating Hamas, who have profited off the misery of those living in Gaza, is a worthy goal.” For his part, US President Donald Trump has now “assured” the Qataris that “such a thing will not happen again on their soil”, in Leavitt’s words. And yet Qatar would be forgiven for feeling somewhat less than “assured”, given that it has already been made quite clear that Trump has forfeited control over what Israel does or does not do on other people’s soil. As a testament to this reality, Israel’s aptly named Defence Minister Israel Katz took to social media on Wednesday to warn that “Israel’s long arm will act against its enemies anywhere. There is no place where they can hide.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has meanwhile explicitly threatened Qatar, suggesting that this may not be the last the emirate sees of Israeli missiles: “I say to Qatar and all nations who harbour terrorists, you either expel them or you bring them to justice – because if you don’t, we will.” As usual, then, the country with the present monopoly on regional terrorism – not to mention nearly eight decades of Israeli ethnic cleansing, dispossession, and massacres of Palestinians – has taken the liberty of deciding whom to assign the role of “terrorists” and then attack. Considering Israel’s utterly mendacious definition of “terrorism”, it’s not only Qatar that needs to worry. As Netanyahu himself said, “all nations who harbour terrorists” are eligible for Israel’s version of “justice”, which in the end generally amounts to war crimes and wanton violations of international law. As Al Jazeera reported on Wednesday, Israel had conducted military attacks on no fewer than six countries in the past 72 hours alone. In addition to Palestine and Qatar, the “soil” of Lebanon, Syria, Tunisia, and Yemen had also been graced with Israel’s penchant for destruction. Now, it’s anyone’s guess as to who might be safe from Israel’s “long arm” – but the possibilities are few and far between. Decades ago, the Israeli spy agency Mossad had already shown itself to be perfectly comfortable with assassinating Palestinians on European soil. And now that there’s a full-blown genocide on in Gaza, the more “terrorists” that can be detected abroad, the better for Israel in terms of distracting from and validating its blood-drenched operations. Advertisement Israel may currently pride itself on the total impunity it enjoys, and its ability to wreak devastating havoc at will. But while it remains to be seen what other diabolical manoeuvres the “long arm” has up its sleeve, Netanyahu’s effective declaration of war on the world should at least serve as a wake-up call to those still wooed by the lethal oxymoron of Israeli “justice.” The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Al Jazeera’s editorial stance. Adblock test (Why?)
Hamas promises to keep fighting after Israeli attack on Qatar
Qatar’s prime minister called the attack ‘state terror,’ as region plans response. Published On 11 Sep 202511 Sep 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share A spokesperson for Hamas has promised that the group will keep fighting after Israel attacked Qatar’s capital this week in an attempt to assassinate senior leaders of the Palestinian group, including negotiators engaged in talks on securing a ceasefire in Gaza. “The Israeli attack cannot dent our resolve by targeting our leaders,” Hamas spokesperson Fawzi Barhoum said in a news conference televised on Al Jazeera on Thursday. “The crime did not target the negotiating delegation, but rather the entire negotiation process.” Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list The Hamas delegation was meeting in Doha to discuss the latest ceasefire proposal put forth by the US at the time of the attack, Barhoum said, adding that Israel’s goal was to “torpedo” the negotiating process. The attack came at a time when Qatar, one of the lead mediators between Israel, the United States and Hamas, had been trying to broker a ceasefire in Gaza, where Israel has killed more than 64,600 people since October 2023. Five members of Hamas were reportedly killed in the attack this week, including the son of Hamas’s exiled Gaza chief and top negotiator Khalil al-Hayya. At least one Qatari security official died in the attack, as well. The purpose of Israel’s missile attack was to “injure what Qatar symbolises, the support of all the aggrieved and oppressed,” Barhoum said. He also stressed that Hamas’s key demands — including the full withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza and reconstruction of the enclave — have not wavered. He described the ongoing siege, bombardment and mass displacement in Gaza as “a full-fledged war crime.” Advertisement Since Tuesday’s strike, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened further attacks on Qatar. “I say to Qatar and all nations who harbour terrorists, you either expel them or you bring them to justice,” Netanyahu said. “Because if you don’t, we will.” Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani responded by calling Israel’s attack on Doha “state terror” in an interview with US media outlet CNN on Wednesday. “There is a response that will happen from the region. This response is currently under consultation and discussion with other partners in the region,” the prime minister told CNN, adding that “the entire Gulf region is at risk”. Adblock test (Why?)
Delhi-NCR to get transport boost as Namo Bharat RRTS, Pink Line extension expected to open on…
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Massive Prison Break: Over 35 inmates nabbed on Nepal-India border; UP, Bihar, Bengal on high alert
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