India, Sept. 9 -- Washington, DC [US] September 10 (ANI) White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday (US local time) said President Donald Trump "felt very badly" about the location of the Israeli airstrike that is Qatar's capital, Doha. But, White House maintained that eliminating Hamas remains a "worthy goal."

Speaking at a media briefing, Leavitt said the Trump administration was informed of the operation only on the morning of the strike.

"This morning, the Trump administration was notified by the United States military that Israel was attacking Hamas, which very unfortunately, was located in a section of Doha, the capital of Qatar. Unilaterally bombing inside Qatar, a sovereign nation and close ally of the United States...