Israel targets Hamas leadership in Qatar strike
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Israel carried out an attack against the Hamas leadership in Doha, an Israeli source told CNN. Follow for live updates.
• Doha blasts: Explosions were heard in Doha after Israel carried out an attack against Hamas leadership. Two Israeli sources told CNN the strike was “months in the making.” • Hamas says negotiators targeted: A senior Hamas official confirmed to CNN that the group’s negotiators were targeted in Doha. The attack appears to be the first time Israel has launched an operation in Qatar. • US informed: The Trump administration was notified beforehand about the attack, according to two US officials. • Qatar reacts: The Qatari foreign ministry called the strike “cowardly,” saying it constitutes a “blatant violation of international laws and norms.” Hamas said that an Israeli strike in Doha killed five members but did not assassinate the negotiating delegation. “We affirm the enemy’s failure to assassinate the brothers in the negotiating delegation,” the militant group said in a statement, adding that five of its members were killed in the strike.
