Nigeria, Oct. 1 -- President Donald Trump has signed an executive order granting Qatar a US security guarantee with conditions similar to NATO's Article 5.

That is, an armed attack on Qatar's territory, sovereignty, or critical infrastructure will be treated as a threat to US peace and security.

This order comes two days after Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, apologised to Qatar over the Israeli strike on Doha on 9 September that killed at least one Qatari citizen.

PREMIUM TIMES reports that Mr Netanyahu made this apology in a joint phone call with Mr Trump and Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed Al Thani from the White House.

Mr Trump, in the joint press conference with Mr Netanyahu, then presented his 20-point plan for peace ...