Witkoff, Kushner felt 'a little bit betrayed' after Israel's strikes on Qatar

US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff has said that he and Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law, felt "betrayed" after Israel carried out strikes on Qatar to kill Hamas' negotiating team in September.

Speaking on CBS News' 60 Minutes, Witkoff revealed some of the difficulties that the abortive assassination attempt had caused.

"I think both Jared and I felt, I just feel we felt a little bit betrayed," Witkoff told  journalist Lesley Stahl.

When asked about the president's reaction, Kushner's said:  "I think he felt like the Israelis were getting a little bit out of control in what they were doing, and that it was time to be very strong and stop them from doing things that he felt were not in their long-term interests."

The US envoy said that the attacks, which were carried out as mediators were attempting to iron out  a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel, further complicated matters.

"It had a metastasizing effect because the Qataris were critical to the negotiation, as were the Egyptians and the Turks," Witkoff said. "We had lost the confidence of the Qataris. And so Hamas went underground, and it was very, very difficult to get to them."

The interview, which will air in full on Sunday, also sees the pair reveal more details on the second phase of US President Donald Trump's Gaza ceasefire plan, including the "demilitarization, troop withdrawal, reconstruction, and post-war governance in Gaza".

Israel's strikes on Qatar in September drew global outrage, increasing pressure on the United States to rein in its ally's military actions in the region.

On 29 September, Trump signed an executive order pledging to guarantee Qatar's security and territorial integrity - including through military action - if the country is attacked.

This came days after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologised for the attack in a phone call with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani.

The executive order states that attacks on Qatar will be treated as a "threat to the peace and security of the United States".