Today, the leader of the United Arab Emirates visited Doha to express solidarity with Qatar.

One day after an unprecedented Israeli attack on the Gulf Nation, which is a major non-NATO ally of the U.S.

Israel's airstrikes that targeted Hamas' political leaders reportedly failed to kill them, but rattled the region.

To discuss the attack and the regional ramifications, we turn to Marwan Mawasher.

He's the vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace,

and he's also the former foreign minister of Jordan.

He joins us now from Amman.

Marwan Mawashar, welcome back to the News Hour.

Thank you.

Israel's strike in Doha aimed at Hamas leadership was the first acknowledged strike on a Gulf

state.

In your view, what message does it send to the broader region?

I think the primary question that the region is asking today is, is regional peace a priority

of Israel?

Because judging from Israeli actions, coupled with

Israeli statements that they intend to annex the West Bank, it does not seem that regional

peace is of any priority to Israel. I think what is it is also doing is killing the prospects of any expansion of the

Abrahamic Accords. The Abrahamic Accords were a cornerstone of U.S. policy, both for the

Biden administration and the Trump administration. Today, there is not just no chance for Saudi Arabia to join the Abrahamic Accord because of this action,

but even Gulf countries who have joined, like Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, are today, I think,

revisiting their stand. The UAE president was in Qatar today.

And as I said, the whole issue of whether Israel regards peace as a priority is being seriously questioned in the region.

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