World leaders, including US President Donald Trump, sharply criticised Israel on Tuesday for targeting Hamas leaders in Qatar, a Western ally which has hosted multiple rounds of Gaza ceasefire talks.
Hamas said six people were killed in an Israeli strike on the group's compound in Doha on Tuesday, including its top negotiator's son and a Qatari security officer.
The Israeli military later confirmed a "precise strike" on Hamas leadership in coordination with the Shin Bet and air force.
Meanwhile, Qatar has condemned what it described as 'cowardly Israeli attack' on Hamas headquarters in Doha, further denouncing the attack as a violation of international law.
Al Jazeera, citing a senior Hamas source, said the group’s leaders were targeted while discussing a Gaza ceasefire proposal by US President Donald Trump.
Three bodyguards and Gaza ceasefire negotiator Khalil al-Hayya's aide and son were all killed in the attack, the group said, affirming "the enemy's failure to assassinate our brothers in the negotiating delegation".