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An ambulance is en route to the site of the Israeli attack. According to Hamas, there may have been five deaths. Earlier, the death of the son and an important employee of Hamas leader Khalil Al-Hayya was announced. In addition, three bodyguards would have been missing.
Member of Qatarese security forces killed by attack A member of the Safety forces of Qatar died in the Israeli attack. Others would have been injured, reports Reuters news agency based on a statement from the Ministry of the Interior of Qatar.
Netanyahu: “Terrorist leaders no longer inviolable” During a television speech, the Israeli Prime Minister stated that “the days in which leaders of terror groups were still inviolable”. “I will not let that immunity continue.”
Son of Hamas Koppuk Khalil Al-Hayya killed at Israeli attack that reports an officer of Hamas to news channel Al Jazeera . Al-Hayya would have survived the attack itself. One of his most important assistants was also killed.
Khalil Al-Hayya is considered one of the most important leaders within Hamas. His influence reportedly increased after the death of the former Hamas leaders Ismael Haniyeh and Yahya Sinwar, in July and October last year. According to Reuters news agency, he is part of the five -member leadership council of the militant movement, which has been die since Sinwar’s management. Al-Hayya plays a key role in the negotiations with Israel and is seen as the most influential figure of the movement abroad.
The United Kingdom criticizes Israeli attack A spokesperson for Prime Minister Keir Starmer tells journalists that he does not want “further escalation of violence in the region”. That would only increase the “risk of further destabilization”.
Netanyahu ordered DOHA’s attack after attack in Jerusalem The Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu had the Israeli army prepared the attack after the shooting in the Israeli city of Jerusalem in which six people died yesterday, which is in a shared statement with defense minister Israel Katz.
Hamas demanded that shooting on.netanyahu earlier today that he gave the task for the attack around noon (Israeli times). According to Netanyahu there was an ‘operational possibility’. The Israeli Prime Minister claims that the attack is “completely justified”.
Two shooters killed six people waiting for the bus in Jerusalem on Monday. Twelve others were injured.
American warning for citizens in Doha lifted the American embassy in Qatar has withdrawn the advice for Americans to hide. That warning came a few moments after the Israeli attack on Doha.
Qatar also reported earlier that the danger seemed to have passed.
Khalil Al-Hayya would have been one of the targets of the Israeli attack. He is reportedly the most important negotiator on behalf of the Hamas delegation.
Source Witte Huis also says that the US of attack “we have been informed in advance,” a high official in the White House told CNN, among others. The same was previously reported by Israeli sources. A source says CBS News, however, that the warning would only have been issued briefly in advance. Two other sources tell CBS that the US and Israel have not discussed the attack of the attack.
The US has not yet officially responded to the Israeli bombing on a friendly country. Just like Israel, Qatar is an ally of the United States. The largest American military base in the region is in Qatar.
Israel emphasizes that the attack worked independently.
‘Relationships in the Middle East are not getting better’ an agreement between Israel and Hamas already seemed far away, and the attack on Hamas headpieces in Doha seems to bring a file not closer. “This has two important consequences,” says Peter Malcontent, Middle East expert at Utrecht University, to Nu.nl about the Israeli attack.
“In the first place, it brings out a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. It will not encourage Hamas to be flexible in the negotiations. Now it was already the question of whether those negotiations would run out, so the second consequence is perhaps even more important: the relationships in the Middle East are not getting any better.”
A camera crew from the French news agency AFP recorded the cloud of smoke, just after the explosion.
UN chef condemns the attack according to UN Chef Antonio Guterres, the attack is a clear violation of the sovereignty of Qatar. “All parties must work on a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, not destroying”.
Together with Egypt, Qatar plays an important role as a mediator in the negotiations between Hamas and Israel.
Jordan also calls the attack a violation of international law. According to them, the attack is “a serious threat to the Qatarese population,” said foreign minister Ayman Safadi on X. Safadi states that the attack also endangers the safety and stability of the region. He says he is completely behind Qatar to “take every necessary step” in response to the “aggression”.
Prime Minister Netanyahu’s office: “Israel takes full responsibility for attack” today’s action against Hamas’s terror leaders was a completely independent operation, “said the statement on X.” Israel took the initiative, Israel has carried out it and Israel takes full responsibility “.
Earlier, Channel 12 reported on the basis of a high Israeli official that US President Trump would have given the green light for the attack. An Israeli also tells CNN that the US has been informed in advance. An official response from the White House will not be done for the time being.
Two sources within Hamas tell Reuters news agency that the negotiators of the group survived the attack in Doha.
A man walks past a damaged building in Doha.
It would not be the first time that Hamas leaders abroad are the target of an Israeli attack. Political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed last year when he visited the Iranian capital Tehran.
A reporter from Al Jazeera reports that a residential area has been hit and that it was not an attack at an isolated location.
A spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs calls the attack “dangerous” and a violation of international law.
The American embassy in Doha calls on American citizens to hide.
Smoke can be seen in Doha after several explosions were heard.
According to CNN , Khalil Al Hayya, one of the targets of the attack, had a meeting yesterday with Qateres Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-thani in Doha.
“For years these Hamas leaders have put forward the operations of the terror organization,” says a statement from the Israeli army. According to the army, the Hamas leaders would “be directly responsible” for the attacks on Israel of 7 October 2023. The army also says it has taken measures to limit civilian casualties during the attack in Qatar, including by using precision unit.
Israel is said to have called the operation “Atzeret Hadin”, reports Channel 12 . Freely translated, that means as much as the day of judgment.
According to Israeli Channel 12, President Donald Trump has given the green light for the attack. The medium thereby quotes an Israeli authority.
Qatar condemns the attack. According to the Gulf state, it is an unmistakable violation of international law. A study “at the highest level” into the attack would have been established.
An Israeli official tells Reuters news agency that the United States had been informed before the air raid.
According to Israeli media, Khalil Al Hayya and Zaher Jabarin were the target. They are a member of the political office of Hamas and were involved in the negotiations on the release of the hostages.
According to Al Jazeera , which quotes a source within Hamas, the Hamas negotiators have been the target of the attack.
The Israeli army would have wanted to touch high -ranking members of the militant group. Whether that worked is unclear.
Israel reports attack on Hamas members, explosions in Doha The Israeli army said he has carried out a “precision attack on Hamas members” in Qatar. Explosions have been heard in the capital Doha.
Hamas Claims Deadly Attack in Jerusalem The Armed Wing of Hamas Has Claimed Responsibility for a Deadly Attack in Jerusalem On Monday. At Least Six People Were Killed and Several Others SeriOutly injured in The Shooting.
Hamas had Previously Praised the Shooting, But Did Not Claim Responsibility. Later on Monday, The Related Group Islamic Jihad also praised the attack and perpetrators.
Israel wants to occupy the entire Gaza Strip. Israel now has 86.5 percent of Gaza in his hands. That also means that there are fewer and fewer places where the Palestinians can go.
The evacuation from Gaza City has begun. Palestinians are dedicated to leave the city via a coastal road. They have to go to a humanitarian zone in the south, where according to the IDF it would be safe.
Israel Agreement with Trumps plan for Arching State Israel has agreed with Donald Trump’s last proposal on a ceasefire in Gaza. “We accept the end of the war when the hostages are released and Hamas puts down the weapons,” said foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar.
What exactly is in the proposal of the US president is not clear. According to Channel 12, the withdrawal of Israeli troops is also mentioned. Israel did not want to know anything about that. The government decided to occupy the entire Gaza Strip.
Hamas has not yet responded to the proposal.
The Israeli attack on Gaza city has destroyed several flats. Images show how smoke plumes above the city and the tent camps rise.
Four Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza City, four Israeli soldiers died, writes Times of Israel . They would have been killed by members of Hamas. That information is not independently verified.
The soldiers were in a tank in which a grenade was thrown. It does not often happen that Israeli soldiers are killed. Since the end of the ceasefire by Israel, around fifty IDF soldiers have died in Gaza.
IDF recommends full evacuation from Gaza City After the attacks, the Israeli army (IDF) recommends a complete evacuation. Residents of Gaza City must move to a so-called humanitarian zone in the south. According to aid organizations, it is also not safe in those zones. The IDF warns Palestinians that it is “extremely dangerous” to stay in Gaza city.
Dozens of flats in Gaza city bombed Israel has bombed dozens of flats in Gaza city. According to Defense Minister Israel Katz, at least thirty residential buildings have been destroyed. He speaks on X of “terror towers” in which Hamas members would have been hiding. Hamas tunnel networks would also have been built under the flats. Israel did not provide any evidence for that.
There were mainly media companies in the apartment buildings, writes the Israeli newspaper Haaretz . In the attacks, around 350 tents were also destroyed where thousands of people were hiding. At least 32 Palestinians were killed in the bombing, Al Jazeera writes on the basis of local hospitals. Several people were injured.
Hello and Welcome to this Live blog. Here we will keep you informed of the latest development in the conflict in the middle east.
An ambulance is on its way to the site of the Israeli Attack. Accordance to Hamas, there may be five fatalities. Earlier, the Death of the son and a key employee or Hamas Leader Khalil Al-Hayya was announced. In Addition, Three Bodyguards Are Said to Be Missing.
Member of Qatari Security Forces Killed in Attack A Member of the Qatari Security Forces was Killed in the Israeli Attack. Others Were Injured, Reports News Agency Reuters Based on A Statement from the Qatari Ministry of the Interior.
Netanyahu: ‘Terrorist Leaders are no longer inviolable’ Dooring a television speech, the Israeli prime minister declared that “the days when leaders of terrorist Groups Were Still Inviolable” are about. “I will not let that immunity continue.”
Son of Hamas Leader Khalil Al-Hayya Killed in Israeli Attack This was Reported by a Hamas Official to News Channel Al Jazeera . Al-Hayya is Said to Have Survived the Attack himself. One of his most important assistants was also killed.
Khalil Al-Hayya is Considered One of the Most Important Leaders Within Hamas. His Influence Reportedly Increased After The Deaths of Former Hamas Leaders Ismael Haniyeh and Yahya Sinwar in July and October last year. Accordance to news agency Reuters , he is part of the five-member leadership Council of the Militant Movement, which has been in Charge Since Sinwar’s Death. Al-Hayya plays a key role in negotiations with Israel and is SEEN as the most influential figure of the movement abroad.
United Kingdom Criticizes Israeli Attack A Spokesman for Prime Minister Keir Starmer Told Reporters That He did not want “Further Escalation of Violence in the Region.” That would only get the “risk of further destabilization.”
Netanyahu Ordered Attack on Doha After Attack in Jerusalem Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Ordered the Israeli Army to Prepare The Attack After The Shooting In The Israeli City of Jerusalem in which Six People Were Defense I Israel Israel isael isael.
Hamas Claimed Responsibility for That Shooting Earlier Today. Netanyahu says he cool the order for the attack Around Noon (Israeli Time). Accordance to Netanyahu, there was an ‘operational opportunity’. The Israeli Prime Minister Claims The Attack is “Fully Justified.”
Two Gunmen Killed Six People Waiting for a bus in Jerusalem on Monday. Twelve Others Were kured.
US Warning for Citizens in Doha Lifted the US Embassy in Qatar Has withdrawn Its Advice for Americans to Take Shelter. That Warning Came Moments After The Israeli Attack On Doha.
Qatar had previously reported that the danger appeared to have passed.
Khalil Al-Hayya is Said to Have Been One of the Targets of the Israeli Attack. He is Reportedly the Chief Negotiator for the Hamas Delegation.
White House Source also Says us Knew of Attack “We Were informed in Advance,” A Senior White House Official Told CNN , Among Others. The Same was Previously Reported by Israeli Sources. A Source Tells CBS News That the Warning was only Given Shortly in Advance. Two Other Sources Tell CBS that the US and Israel Did Not Consult on the Planning of the Attack.
The US has not yet official responded to the Israeli Bombing of a Friendly Country. Like Israel, Qatar is An Ally of the United States. The Largest US Military Base in the Region is location in Qatar.
Israel Emphasizes That It Acted Independently in the Attack.
‘Relations in the Middle East are not Improving’ an Agreement Between Israel and Hamas Already Seemed Far Away, and the Attack on Hamas Leaders in Doha Does Not Seem to Bring a Ceasefire Closer. “This has two Important Consquences,” Peter Malcontent, Middle East Expert at Utrecht University, Tells NU.nl about the Israeli Attack.
“In The First Place, it makes a Ceasefire Between Israel and Hamas Further Out of Reach. It will not Encourage Hamas to be flexible in the Negotiations. Now it was already questionable Whether Negotiations Windond is the Secondon’s Even Moryinging In the middle east are not improving. “
A Camera crew from the French news agency AFP captured the plume of smoke shortly after the explosion.
Un Chief Condemns The Attack Accordination to Un Chief Antonio Guterres, The Attack is a clear violation of Qatar’s Sovereigtyty. “All parties must work Towards a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, not its destruction.”
Together with Egypt, Qatar plays an important role as a mediator in the negotiations between Hamas and Israel.
Jordan also calls the attack a violation of international law. Accordance to them, the attack is “a serious threat to the qatari population,” Said Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi on X. Safadi States That the Attack also Endangers the Security and Stability of the Region. He says he fully supports qatar in “Taking Any Necessary step” in response to the “aggression.”
Office of Prime Minister Netanyahu: “Israel Takes Full Responsibility for Attack” “Today’s Action Against the Terrorist Leaders of Hamas was a Complety Independent Operation,” The Statement Said on X. “Israel Tok the Initiative, Israel Carried It Out and Israel ITILIAL” “
Earlier, Channel 12 Reported, Based on a Senior Israeli Official, That Us President Trump would have Given the Green Light for the Attack. An Israeli also Tells Cnn that the US was informed in Advance. An official reaction from the white house is still pending.
Two Sources Within Hamas Tell News Agency Reuters That the Group’s Negotiators Survived the Attack in Doha.
A man walks fits a damaged building in Doha.
It would not be the first time that Hamas Leaders Abroad Have Been the Target of An Israeli Attack. Political Leader Ismail Haniyeh was Killed Last Year when he visited the Iranian Capital Tehran.
A reporter from al jazeera reports that a residential area has been hit and that it was not an attack on an isolated location.
A Spokesman for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Calls the Attack “Dangerous” and A Violation of International Law.
The US Embassy in Doha is Calling on American Citizens to Take Shelter.
Smoke Can Be Seen in Doha After Multiple Explosions Were Heard.
Accordance to CNN , Khalil al Hayya, One of the Targets of the Attack, had a meeting with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-hari in Doha Yesteray.
“For Years, these Hamas Leaders Have Led the Operations of the Terrorist Organization,” The Israeli Army Said in A Statement. According to the Army, The Hamas Leaders Are “Directly Responsible” for the Attacks on Israel of October 7, 2023. The Army also Says That It Toke Measures in the Attack in Qatar to Limit Civilian casualies.
Israel is Said to Have Called the Operation “Atzeret Hadin,” Reports Channel 12 . Roughly Translated, That Means As Much As Judgment Day.
Accordance to Israeli Channel 12 , President Donald Trump Has Given the Green Light for the Attack. The Medium Cites An Israeli Authority.
Qatar Condemns the Attack. Accordance to the gulf state, it is an unmistakable violation of international law. An Investigation “At The Highest Level” Into the Attack would have Been launched.
An Israeli Official Tells News Agency Reuters That the United States had Been Informed Before the Air Strike.
Accordance to Israeli Media, Khalil Al Hayya and Zaher Jabarin Were the Target. They are members of the political agency of Hamas and Were Involved in the negotiations on the release of the hostages.
Accordance to Al Jazeera , which Cites a Source Within Hamas, The Hamas Negotiators were the target of the Attack.
The Israeli Army Reportedly Wanted to Hit Senior Members of the Militant Group. It is Unclear Whether that was successful.
Israel Reports Attack on Hamas Members, Explosions in Doha the Israeli Army Says It has carried out a “Precision Attack on Hamas Members” in Qatar. Explosions Have Been Heard in the Capital Doha.
Hamas Claims Deadly Attack in Jerusalem The Armed Wing of Hamas Has Claimed Responsibility for a Deadly Attack in Jerusalem On Monday. At Least Six People Were Killed and Several Others SeriOutly injured in The Shooting.
Hamas had Previously Praised the Shooting, But Did Not Claim Responsibility. Later on Monday, The Related Group Islamic Jihad also praised the attack and perpetrators.
Israel Wants to Occupy the Entire Gaza Strip. Israel Now Controls 86.5 percent or Gaza. This also meets that there are fewer and ferwer places where the Palestinians can go.
The Evacuation From Gaza City Has Begun. Palestinians are ordered to leave the city via a coastal road. They must go to a humanitarian zone in the South, where the idf says it would be safe.
Israel Agrees to Trump’s Ceasefire Plan Israel Agrees to Donald Trump’s Latest Proposal for a Ceasefire in Gaza. “We will accept the end of the war if the hostages are released and Hamas Lays down its arms,” Said Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar.
It is not clear Exactly What is President’s Proposal in The American. Accordance to Channel 12 , The Withdrawal of Israeli Troops is also mentioned. Israel Previously Did Not Want to know about that. The Government Decided to Occupy the Entire Gaza Strip.
Hamas Has Not Yet Responded to the Proposal.
The Israeli Attack on Gaza City Has Destroyed Several Apartments. Images show plumes of smoke rising above the city and tent camps.
Four Israeli Soldiers Killed Four Israeli Soldiers Have Been Killed in Gaza City, Writes Times of Israel . They are said to have leg killed by members of Hamas. That information has not leg independently verified.
The Soldiers were in a tank when a grenade was in a Thrown in. It is not of that Israeli soldiers are killed. Since the end of the Ceasefire by Israel, Approximately Fifty IDF Soldiers have Been Killed in Gaza.
IDF orders Complete Evacuation from Gaza City After the Attacks, The Israeli Army (IDF) is Ordering A Complete Evacuation. Residents of Gaza City Must Move to a So-Called Humanitarian Zone in the South. Accordance to aid organizations, it is not safe in those zones either. The IDF Warns Palestinians That It is “Extremely Dangerous” to Stay in Gaza City.
Displaces of Apartments Bombed in Gaza City Israel Has Bombed Diseases of Apartments in Gaza City. Accordance to Defense Minister Israel Katz, at Least Thirty Residential Buildings Have Been Destroyed. He speaks on x or “terror towers” in which Hamas Members are said to have leg hiding. Hamas Tunnel Networks are also said to have leg builds under the apartments. Israel Did Not Provide Evidence for this.
The Apartment Buildings Mainly Housed Media Companies, Writes The Israeli Newspaper Haaretz . The attacks also destroyed some 350 tents where thousands of people were sheltering. At Least 32 Palestinians Were Killed in The Bombings, Al Jazeera Writes Based on Local Hospitals. Several People Were Injured.