Hamas source said its negotiating team was targeted in an Israeli attack on Doha this afternoon.
Loud explosions have been heard in Qatar’s capital, Doha.
The Israeli broadcasting authority, citing a senior Israeli regime official, has reported that the explosions were the result of an attack against senior Hamas officials.
A senior Hamas source has told Al Jazeera that leaders of the group have been targeted in Doha while they were discussing US President Donald Trump’s proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza.
The Israeli military has confirmed that in cooperation with domestic security agency Shin Bet, its air force carried out an assassination attempt on the top leadership of Hamas in the Qatari capital.
It claimed that the unnamed Hamas members who were attacked led the movement’s activities for years, adding that it will "continue to act to defeat Hamas".
Iran condemns Israel’s attack on Hamas leaders in Doha and calls on other countries not to turn a blind eye to this flagrant violation of international law, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said.
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Qatar strongly condemned what it called the "cowardly Israeli attack that targeted residential buildings housing several members of the political bureau of Hamas".
ReplyDeleteThe Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said earlier in the day that it had carried out a pinpoint operation against senior Hamas officials, but did not specify where.
ReplyDeleteThe Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), together with the Shin Bet intelligence organization (Shabak), have carried out strikes against senior Hamas officials, according to the army's press service.
Delete"IDF and Shabak, using the Air Force, recently conducted a targeted attack on the senior leadership of Hamas organization," the military statement said.
UN Secretary General António Guterres also condemned the strike, saying it was a "flagrant violation" of Qatar's sovereignty.
ReplyDeleteIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office stressed that what it called the "action against the top terrorist chiefs" of Hamas was a "a wholly independent Israeli operation".
"Israel initiated it, Israel conducted it, and Israel takes full responsibility," a statement said.
The Israeli Air Force deployed 15 fighter jets to strike leaders of the radical Palestinian movement Hamas, who were reportedly located in Qatar, Israel’s Army Radio reported.
ReplyDeleteAccording to the report, 10 munitions were dropped with several seconds’ intervals between each strike. One target was confirmed hit. The operation had been in preparation for several months, Army Radio added. The aircraft refueled midair and returned safely to Israel after completing the mission.
Israel initiated and carried out its operation against senior Hamas officials independently and undertakes full responsibility for it, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in a statement.
ReplyDelete"Today's action against the top terrorist chieftains of Hamas was a wholly independent Israeli operation. Israel initiated it, Israel conducted it, and Israel takes full responsibility," the statement says.
Israel bombardeó la delegación de Hamas en Qatar mientras discutían un alto el fuego: no está claro si hay muertos
ReplyDeleteFuentes de Israel confirmaron luego que habían atacado esa ciudad, pero no precisaron si algún líder de Hamas había muerto.
ReplyDeleteIsrael PM says ordered strikes on Hamas leaders after Jerusalem shooting
ReplyDeleteIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he ordered the strikes targeting Hamas leaders in Doha following a deadly shooting in Jerusalem yesterday that was claimed by the Palestinian militant group.
Le Premier ministre israélien Benjamin Netanyahu a affirmé mardi que la frappe contre des responsables du Hamas au Qatar était une opération menée par Israël de "manière indépendante", selon un communiqué de son bureau.
ReplyDeleteMultiple Arab countries on Tuesday quickly condemned the Israeli attack on Qatar, which it said was targeting Hamas officials.
ReplyDeleteThe UAE called the attack “blatant and cowardly.”
The Emirati foreign minister, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, said the Israeli attack was an irresponsible escalation that threatened regional and international security and stability.
Iraq is ready to support Qatar to counter any threats to its sovereignty, the country's Foreign Ministry said
ReplyDeleteIs this the same Iraq through which everyone who wants to can fly freely?
Israeli authorities notified the US administration of plans to carry out an attack on the negotiating group of the radical Palestinian movement Hamas in Qatar just moments before they launched the missiles
ReplyDeleteTrump spoke by phone with Netanyahu and assured Qatar's leadership that operations similar to the strike on Doha would not be repeated, the White House said.
ReplyDeleteQatar nega di essere stato informato in anticipo dell'attacco israeliano, la chiamata dall'America (per avvisare dell'attacco) è stata fatta durante le esplosioni causate dall'attacco israeliano — Al Arabiya.
ReplyDeleteUS Presidential Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, on Trump's instructions, informed Qatari authorities about the upcoming Israeli attack, White House Press Secretary Carolyn Leavitt said.
DeleteQatar was not informed in advance about the Israeli strike; Washington contacted Doha during the attack, the country's Foreign Ministry said.
DeleteIraq, as the chair country of the Arab League summit, has called to convene an emergency meeting of the alliance's foreign ministers to discuss the Israeli strike on the capital of Qatar, the office of Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani said after his telephone conversation with Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani.
ReplyDelete"Iraq, as chairman of the Arab League summit, has called for convening an urgent meeting of Arab foreign ministers, as well as for work to convene a meeting of leaders and representatives of the Arab and Islamic countries within the framework of the UN General Assembly in New York this month," it said in a statement.