Gershon Baskin, one of the architects of the Shalit deal who is involved in negotiations for a hostage deal with Hamas officials, told ynet that "we still don't know the results of the Israeli attack, but if Israel did this on its own without a green light from Trump - then the only way Trump can salvage his reputation in the world is to end the war." According to him, "There's no doubt that the assassination in Doha cut off advanced negotiations for a deal with high probability. This is a death sentence for the hostages."