Matt Bevan

Somewhere bitter enemies can come and sit at a table and try and find common ground without worrying they're going to get poisoned or stabbed in the middle of the night.

Qatar was that place.

But then Donald Trump returned to the White House and things started changing.

A brazen attack in Qatar's capital.

Israeli forces targeting Hamas's political headquarters in a residential area of Doha.

Decades spent shoring up their position as an important ally of the West had failed to protect Qatar from Israeli airstrikes.

Hamas's political leadership had reportedly gathered in Doha to discuss the latest US proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza.

It wasn't the first time that Hamas's leadership had been in Qatar to talk with the Americans and Israelis, but Bibi Netanyahu saw an opportunity this time to strike without any fear of ramifications.

The Qatari government called it state terrorism.

Any other US president would have been furious.

Donald Trump, though... Well, I'm not thrilled.

I'm not thrilled about it.

Not jazzed.

Not psyched about it.

There was no condemnation of Israel.

No access of adults to give Israel a rap on the knuckles and tell them to stop.

In fact, when Netanyahu suggested just a few months later that it might be a good idea to attack Iran during peace negotiations with the US, Trump joined in.

The Israeli-US joint strikes began in broad daylight, hitting multiple Iranian cities, including the capital.

Iran responded with fury, firing missiles at anyone within reach.

For hours, missiles crisscrossed Middle Eastern skies.