Overview

• The IDF and Shin Bet said they carried out a precision operation in Doha against senior Hamas figures, with an explosion reported at the group’s headquarters.
• Regional outlets reported that Khalil al-Hayya and Khaled Meshaal were among those present or targeted, but casualty accounts remain unverified and contradictory.
• Qatar called the strike cowardly and a violation of international law and said the probe is being handled at the highest levels of government.
• Israel’s government said the targeted leaders ran Hamas operations and were directly responsible for the October 7, 2023 massacre.
• Channel 12 reported that President Donald Trump approved the operation, and a Hamas source told Al Jazeera the meeting discussed a U.S. ceasefire proposal, claims that have not been independently confirmed.