Israel bomb Doha where Hamas leaders were discussing Gaza ceasefire
The Israeli forces have conducted airstrikes in Doha, Qatar on the site where Hamas leadership was discussing the ceasefire proposal forwarded to them by the United States
Doha (Qatar): The Israeli occupation forces (IDF) have conducted airstrikes in Doha, Qatar on the site where Hamas leadership was discussing the ceasefire proposal forwarded to the Resistance Groups by the United States.
There is no immediate report of casualties and damage after the Israeli airstrikes on Doha.
Claims and Counter Claims
In a statement soon after the airstrikes, Israel said it is "increasingly optimistic that its strike on Hamas’s leadership in Qatar was successful", Army Radio cites a defense official as saying.
The Hamas sources, however, told Reuters that the terror group’s officials in the ceasefire negotiating team survived the Israeli attack.
Talking to Doha based Al Jazeera, Suhail al-Hindi, a member of Hamas’s political bureau, also confirmed that the group’s leadership that was targeted in Doha has survived the Israeli attack.
Qatar is one of the closest allies of the United States. Qatar also hosts America’s largest military airbase in the Middle East.
Qatar, along with Egypt, is mediating between Israel and Palestinian Resistance Groups for a ceasefire since October 2023.
On a number of occasions in the past, Israel has accused Qatar leadership of “not exerting enough pressure on Hamas and Palestinian Resistance Fighters” to lay arms and release hostages.
Outrage, Condemnation
Some Israeli media are reporting that the Trump administration in the United States gave the "green signal" to the Israeli bombardment on Qatar - its closest ally in the Middle East.
The attack, however, has sparked a massive outrage.
The European Union called it a breach of international law and the United Arab Emirates, which normalized relations with Israel under the Abraham Accords in 2020, called it “blatant and cowardly.”
Pope Leo expressed unusually forceful concern about the consequences of Israel’s strike in Qatar.
“The entire situation is very serious,” he said.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the attack and said Qatar had been playing a very positive role in seeking a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages held by Hamas.
The GCC members, including Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have also condemned the Israeli aggression.
“Unhappy, Upset”
The U.S. President Donald Trump writing on his social media platform TruthSocial said he was “unhappy” and “upset” because of the Israeli attack on Qatar but found targeting Hamas leaders a “worthy goal”.
“Unilaterally bombing inside Qatar, a Sovereign Nation and close Ally of the United States, that is working very hard and bravely taking risks with us to broker Peace, does not advance Israel or America’s goals,” Trump wrote. “However, eliminating Hamas, who have profited off the misery of those living in Gaza, is a worthy goal.”
“I’m not thrilled about it,” Trump said as he arrived at a Washington restaurant. “It’s not a good situation but I will say this: We want the hostages back, but we’re not thrilled about the way it went down today.”
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, who has been charged of war crimes and is facing arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC), justified the Doha attack.
Meanwhile, the Hamas said five of its members, including the son of Hamas’s exiled Gaza chief and top negotiator Khalil Al-Hayya, have been killed in the attack but the top leadership of the Resistance Movement is safe.
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