Overview

• Hamas-linked sources say Israeli forces hit a Doha building where senior leaders, including Khalil al-Hayya and Khaled Meshaal, were meeting.
• Hamad spoke live on Al Jazeera, becoming the first top Hamas figure to surface publicly since the reported strike in Qatar.
• He said Hamas is not afraid of President Trump and argued that hostages would be freed through a prisoner exchange and a halt to the war.
• Gaza’s health ministry reports more than 65,000 deaths since 2023 and accuses Israel of striking a children’s hospital, with no casualties recorded.
• Israel has begun a ground-and-air campaign in Gaza City, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the window for a political deal is down to days.