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ARTICLE VIEW:
Israel strikes Hamas leadership in Qatar in unprecedented attack.
Here’s what to know
By Helen Regan, CNN
Updated:
7:33 AM EDT, Wed September 10, 2025
Source: CNN
Israel launched a series of strikes in the Qatari capital Tuesday, in
an inside the territory of an important US ally and key mediator in the
Gaza ceasefire talks.
Israel took the unusual step of swiftly claiming responsibility for the
strikes saying it was part of an operation dubbed “Summit of Fire.”
Hamas said six people were killed, including five of its members but
the strike the negotiating delegation.
Several nations have condemned the attack, with Qatar calling the
strikes “state terrorism.” US President Donald Trump said he was
Israel’s latest attack on the soil of another nation has threatened
to derail renewed ceasefire talks as well as efforts to secure the
release of the remaining Israeli hostages held in Hamas captivity. The
strike came hours after Israel ordered the complete evacuation of Gaza
City, where thousands of people are living in conditions, ahead of its
planned military takeover.
Here’s what to know.
What happened?
Israel’s strikes in Doha hit the upscale residential neighbourhood of
West Bay Lagoon that, according to Qatar’s foreign ministry
spokesperson, housed several members of the Hamas political bureau.
Hamas leaders have openly used the Qatari capital as a headquarters
outside of Gaza for years, and at the time the militant group said its
negotiators were reviewing a recent ceasefire proposal backed by Trump.
One of the main targets of the strike was Hamas’ chief negotiator
Khalil Al-Hayya, but he was not listed among the dead.
Five Hamas officials were killed in the strike, including Al-Hayya’s
son and the director of his office, the group said. A Qatari security
official died in the strike as well.
The attack was and involved more than 10 fighter jets which fired more
than 10 munitions, Israeli sources told CNN. Qatar’s Prime Minister
said that Israel used weapons that went undetected by radar.
The jets required mid-air refueling for the long-range strike, an
Israeli official said, and they all struck a single target in Doha.
Why was the attack controversial?
The nature of the attack was unprecedented.
Qatar has long history of being neutral territory for thorny diplomatic
negotiations, including hosting an office for the Afghan Taliban during
secretive talks with the US.
The emirate is one of only two regional mediators leading the sole
diplomatic track trying to bring an end to the war in Gaza and the
release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas. It maintains direct channels
with the US, Israel and Hamas and has hosted countless rounds of
negotiations.
Qatari foreign ministry spokesperson Majed Al Ansari of the strike,
calling reports that suggested otherwise “baseless.”
Israel’s strikes on Qatar are the first known attack by Israel on a
Gulf Arab state. CNN global affairs analyst Brett McGurk was “against
a location known to the US and Israel in the capital of a country that
works closely with both.”
Qatar is also host to the largest US base in the Middle East and has
enjoyed a very strong relationship with the US for decades.
The attack could have a chilling effect in the region and raises
concerns that if a close US ally, such as Qatar, can come under attack
by another US ally Israel, who might be next?
What will this mean for ceasefire talks and hostages?
Israel’s strike threatens to derail negotiations to end the war in
Gaza which, according to some sources, were reaching an inflection
point.
A top Qatari diplomat, Hamad Al-Muftah, said the strike was “clearly
designed to ” in the enclave. Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed
bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani said the attack has changed the
landscape of current ceasefire talks.
“I wouldn’t be surprised if it brings the mediation to a
standstill,” Hasan Alhasan, a senior fellow for Middle East Policy at
the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) told CNN.
Hamas said that the strike would not change its demands for a ceasefire
deal.
This weekend, which Israel has accepted.
Meanwhile, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said family members
were following developments in Doha “with deep concern and heavy
anxiety.” The mother of one Israeli hostage said the strike could
serve as a death sentence for her son.
What has the US said?
President Trump has sought to distance himself from Israel’s attack
in Qatar. The White House initially said the decision was made by
Israel’s leader and that the US learned of it too late to intervene.
Trump was informed of the strike only shortly before it began — and
not by Israel itself, but by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
according to a US official.
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said attacking inside Qatar “does
not advance Israel or America’s goals.”
But the US president did not explicitly condemn the attack.
“I’m not thrilled about the whole situation. It’s not a good
situation. But I will say this, we want the hostages back, but we are
not thrilled about the way that went down,” Trump told reporters this
evening outside Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab in
Washington, DC.
How has the world reacted?
Qatar’s Prime Minister Al-Thani was as he described the attack, which
he called “state terrorism.” He said his country’s tradition of
diplomacy “won’t be deterred,” but implied that current talks on
Gaza have an uncertain path.
“This attack and this targeting has surpassed not just international
law but moral standards,” Al-Thani said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, meanwhile, portrayed the
attack as a that “can open the door to an end of the war in Gaza.”
His office earlier clarified that the strike was “a Israeli
operation.”
Globally – and in stark contrast to the US response – Israel is
facing growing backlash.
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres condemned the attack, as did
several and Asian nations. Numerous Arab countries also warned such
attacks could . Vice President of the Palestinian Authority Hussein Al
Sheikh said the strike “constitutes a serious and Qatar’s
sovereignty.”
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that Israel’s attack on Doha
“directly imperil” efforts to advance peace and security in the
region.
What does this mean for Gaza?
With a ceasefire agreement now on rocky ground, Israel continues to
push ahead with its , in defiance of domestic and international
opposition.
The strikes came as Israel on Tuesday ordered a complete evacuation of
Gaza City, home to around a million Palestinians, ahead of its planned
military takeover which it said is key to defeating Hamas.
Palestinians in Gaza City are facing further mass displacement as
starvation rapidly spreads through the densely-populated city.
The UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk has warned that an Israeli
escalation in Gaza City would lead to “more massive forced
displacement, more killing, more unbearable suffering, senseless
destruction and atrocity crimes.”
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