Qatar Probes Rubble After Israeli Strike on Hamas Leaders in Doha

The strike to a building in Doha on Tuesday killed at least six people in a neighborhood hosting foreign embassies and schools.

The strike in a US allies region has made widespread condemnation from the Middle East and beyond countries. At the same time, he pointed out a dramatic rise in the region and increased the negotiations aimed at ending the war and release hostages organized by Hamas in Gaza.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended the strike and threatened more action against Qatar the day after trying to alleviate the tensions between the US allies, including US President Donald Trump would not be more strikes among the US allies.

Netanyahu, “I tell Qatar and all the nations that contain terrorists, you throw them out or bring them to justice,” he said. “Because if you don’t.”

Qatar made a statement that condemning his words and supporting the Hamas leaders as part of the mediation efforts, which condemn his words and supported by the US and Israel and led to the release of Israeli hostages.

Approximately 10 missiles, anonymity to discuss the details of the attack on the condition of anonymity using an Israeli official and about 10 aircraft participated in the task and left about 10 missiles, he said.

Netanyahu said on Tuesday that he decided to perform the strike the day before. The authority did not know how long the task was planned, but the timing was linked to the “operational opportunity – – Israel, knowing that many Hamas officials would gather in a relatively easy area without threatening Qatar civilians.

Qatar Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Muhammad bin Abdulrahman Al Thani called Netanyahu for the attack.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “Such hostility only reflects the barbarism of Netanyahu,” he said. Netanyahu’nun “pushing the region into irreparable instability, international laws and frames undermines,” he added.

At a distance beyond the security cord, the buildings with Hamas leadership in Doha can still stand up. However, especially a room seemed to be the target of the strike – his walls had collapsed and gray rubble could be seen inside.

Satellite photos from Planet Labs PBC, although buildings are still standing, damaged structures to the south of the Hamas compound.

Security forces and emergency personnel besieged the site and blocked traffic.

Aside from a gas station did not see fire damage. The windows of the targeted building remained intact.

Israel has not made it clear that it was doing the strike, beyond saying that it uses sensitive guided weapons to minimize collateral damage.

Hamas said on Tuesday that his senior leaders survived the strike, but Hamas’s Gaza and the best negotiator leader Khalil al-Hayya, as well as three lower-level members, including three protection and the office of El-Hayya’s office, were killed. Sometimes only months later, Hamas, al-Hayya and other senior figures, who confirmed the assassination of their leaders, did not provide any evidence that they survived.

Following an American ally Qatar, both American -made patriotic and terminal high -altitude field defense or Thaad batteries, including a large air defense systems continue to be an ammunition. However, during the attack that occurred just before 16:00 on Tuesday, Katari Air defenses did not appear immediately.

Sheikh Muhammad used weapons that were not identified by the enemy of Israel Radar on Tuesday.

It wasn’t detailed, but the statement argues that the Israeli fighter plane Jets could start so -called “standoff” missiles at a distance to hit the site without entering the Katari airspace.

The United States said that he was trying to warn Qatar in front of the strike, but Sheikh Muhammad said, “The Americans sent a message 10 minutes after the attacks.”

Qatar is also home to the advanced center of the US military for the command of the Middle East -based center. The center, which is located at the Al-Oduid Air Base, also has radars and defense systems operated by American and recently hosted Trump in May in May.

Stalled Gaza, Israel’s attack on Qatar, a New York -based think -tank on Wednesday in an analysis, Gaza’s cease -fire and Israel’s efforts to reach the Gulf Arab states threaten to raise negotiations.

The center referred to the 2020 diplomatic recognition agreement between Israel and the United Arab partners and said, “The attack has deep strategic effects because the risk of under the state of a Gulf Cooperation Council, Israel, the risk of undermining Abraham agreements and solving the fragile normalization framework.”

“Israel’s strike to Qatar raises a disturbing question: If a state like Qatar dare to step into the mediation gap in the future with careful impartiality and loyalty to the construction of peace, is punished for its role?” The center asked.

Behind the Arab leaders Qatar, the leader of the UAE, also the ruler of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Muhammad bin Zayed al Nahyan, went to Qatar on Wednesday, underlining the increasing discomfort of the emirates with Israel.

In recent days, the UAE warned Israel that the effort to annex the West Bank, which is a part of the Palestinians’ land for the future states of the Palestinians, would be a “red line” that would threaten Abraham’s agreements.

Qatar’s ruler Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani welcomed Sheikh Muhammad. The two leaders were on the other side of a political dispute for years during the first Trump administration to see that the UAE and three other nations boycotted Doha.

Kuwait and Jordanian crown princes went to Qatar on Wednesday.

The Qatar News Agency, operated by the state, said that Sheikh Tamim made a series of calls with world leaders, including Trump.

Sheikh Tamim condemned the attack and said that according to the reading of his call, Qatar was responsible for his reflections of Israel, in the light of the aggression policy that threatens the stability of the region and prevents efforts to achieve sustainable diplomatic solutions “.