Israel Qatar attack highlights: As the situation between Qatar and Israel escalate following Israel’s airstrike against the Hamas leaders in Qatar on September 9, CNBC-TV18 brought you the immediate news and the aftermath, reactions from across the world and what followed. For now, read on the highlights of the Israeli strike on Doha and stay tuned to CNBCTV18.com for more news views and live updates.
Israel attacks Hamas in Qatar LIVE
Israel launched an airstrike against arch foe Hamas leaders in Qatar on Tuesday, expanding military actions that have ranged across the Middle East to include the Gulf Arab state where the Palestinian Islamist group has long had its political base.
Qatar, a key security partner of the United States and host to al-Udeid Air Base, the largest US military facility in the Middle East, has acted as a mediator alongside Egypt in talks on a ceasefire in the almost two-year-old war in Gaza.
Qatar condemned Tuesday’s attack as “cowardly” and called it a flagrant violation of international law. The assault is likely to deal a serious, if not fatal, blow to the ceasefire efforts, especially since negotiations have often taken place in Qatar.
Two Hamas sources told Reuters that Hamas officials in the ceasefire negotiating team survived the attack, which followed an evacuation order in Gaza City, where Israel is waging an offensive to try to destroy the group and its military capabilities in the Gaza Strip.
Israeli officials told Reuters the strike was aimed at top Hamas leaders including Khalil al-Hayya, its exiled Gaza chief and top negotiator. His son was killed in the attack, two Hamas sources told Reuters.
