Overview

• IDF and Shin Bet said they carried out a targeted operation in the Qatari capital aimed at Hamas’s senior leadership, with Netanyahu stating Israel initiated and fully owns the action.
• Qatari authorities confirmed strikes on residences used by Hamas officials in Doha and condemned the attack as a violation of international law and national sovereignty.
• There is no verified casualty toll and the fate of named figures, including Khalil al-Hayya and Khaled Mechaal, remains unclear with conflicting reports.
• A Hamas official said a negotiating team in Doha was targeted, while the UN secretary-general and France’s president criticized the strikes as unacceptable and a breach of Qatari sovereignty.
• The Israeli leadership linked the decision to a deadly attack in East Jerusalem claimed by Hamas, and a U.S. official said Washington was informed in advance.