ISTANBUL   Qatar said Tuesday that last week’s Israeli airstrike on Doha hastens the need for an updated strategic defense agreement with the US. “Yes, this attack accelerates the need for an updated strategic defense agreement between the US and Qatar,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari told a press conference in Doha. “This is not new in itself, but rather an acceleration of the process.” In June 1992, Qatar signed a defense cooperation agreement with the US. Early on Tuesday, Qatari