Israel says it targeted Hamas leadership in the capital of Qatar, as the explosion in Doha heard

An Israeli official told Associated Press that Israel had targeted the Hamas leadership in the capital of Qatar, Doha.

The official spoke on the condition that his identity was not disclosed, because he was not authorized to speak beyond the public statement.

Qatar condemned what it indicated in the name of the “cowardly Israeli attack” on Hamas’s political headquarters in its capital, Doha. Foreign Ministry spokesman, Majed Al Ansari, described it as a “flagrant violation of all international laws and standards.”

The news network funded by Qatar Al -Jazeera linked the explosion to the Israeli declaration. The explosion was echoed in Doha, and the black smoke was sent in the air. It was not immediately clear if anyone had been injured in the attack.

The Hamas leadership has always been based in Qatar, which was a mediator in talks between Hamas and Israel for several years, even before the last war in the Gaza Strip.

The strike of its supreme leadership can increase the complexity of negotiations on the ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages captured in the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023.