Overview

• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel initiated and executed the operation, and the IDF described it as a precise strike on senior Hamas figures in Qatar.
• Reports on casualties conflict, with claims that top negotiator Khalil al-Hayya was killed remaining unconfirmed as some Hamas sources say leaders survived.
• Qatar’s Interior Ministry reported a Qatari security officer was killed and others wounded, while the overall toll and identities of Hamas casualties remain unclear.
• U.S. officials were briefed in advance according to AP, and Israel’s Channel 12 reported President Donald Trump approved the strike, though the extent of U.S. involvement is uncertain.
• The attack hit members of the Hamas delegation reportedly discussing a U.S. ceasefire proposal, prompting Qatar to suspend mediation and drawing condemnation from the UN and regional states in what multiple outlets note is Israel’s first strike on Qatari soil.