Six killed in Israeli attack on Doha

Banglapress Published: 23 September 2025, 10:26 AM

Bangla Press Desk: Israel struck the headquarters of Hamas political leaders in Qatar on Tuesday, killing five of its members, as the militant group’s top figures gathered to consider a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza. One member of the Qatari security forces was also killed in the airstrike, reports ITVX. The strike on the territory of a U.S. ally marked a stunning escalation and risked upending talks meant to wind down the war and free the remaining hostages. Hamas said that five of its members had been killed in the attack, including the son of Hamas's exiled Gaza chief Khalil al-Hayya. But it said Israel had failed in what it called an attempt to assassinate the group's ceasefire negotiation team.

The attack angered Qatar, an energy-rich Gulf nation hosting thousands of American troops that has served as a key mediator between Israel and Hamas throughout and before the 23-month war. It condemned what it referred to as a "flagrant violation of all international laws and norms" as smoke rose over its capital, Doha. However, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said in a news conference that the mediation efforts are part of the Qatari identity and nothing would deter its role in that regard. The United States said Israel alerted it before the strike, but American officials sought to distance the U.S. from the attack. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff passed along a warning to the Qataris. She said U.S. President Donald Trump believes the Israeli strike was an "unfortunate incident" that didn't advance peace in the region. She said Trump spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and "made his thoughts and concerns very clear."

Al-Thani added U.S. officials first warned Qatar of the Israeli strike 10 minutes after it had already begun, describing the attack as "treacherous." In a statement, Prime Minister Mark Carney condemned the attack as "an intolerable expansion of violence and an affront to Qatar's sovereignty." "Regardless of their objectives, such attacks pose a grave risk of escalating conflict throughout the region, and directly imperil efforts to advance peace & security, secure the release of all hostages, and achieve a lasting ceasefire — efforts in which [al-Thani] plays a highly constructive role," Carney wrote on X. This article was originally published on Daily Sun.

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Six killed in Israeli attack on Doha

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