The Likud party responded to remarks by Jared Kushner, the U.S. president's envoy, who said that the Americans exploited Israel's isolation in the world following the failed strike in Doha to pressure it into a Gaza deal. The party stated that "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to send the IDF into Gaza City and to strike Hamas leaders in Qatar, together with the strong pressure from President Donald Trump, are what brought Hamas to drop its demands and agree to release all the remaining hostages in Gaza."