Israel strikes Hamas leadership in Qatar, which had been mediating a ceasefire in Gaza

The attack followed President Donald Trump’s warning to Hamas on Sunday to agree a proposed ceasefire deal that he said had been accepted by Israel.

“This is my last warning, there will not be another one!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

A joint statement from Netanyahu’s office and Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz described the attack on Hamas as a retaliation for “murderous attacks in Jerusalem and Gaza.” On Monday, two gunmen opened fire at a Jerusalem bus stop killing six people.

Hamas took responsibility for the shootings shortly before the strike on Doha.

The Qatari government condemned what it called a “cowardly Israeli attack.”

“This criminal assault constitutes a blatant violation of all international laws and norms, and poses a serious threat to the security and safety of Qataris and residents in Qatar,” the government said in a statement.

It said “it will not tolerate this reckless and irresponsible Israeli behavior, which continuously undermines the region’s security, or any action targeting its security and sovereignty.”

Qatar has been home to much of the on-and-off negotiations between Israel and Hamas since the Oct. 7, 2023 terror attacks, and has been home to many of the militant group’s senior officials.

The bombing was also condemned by the United Arab Emirates, which had seen a significant warming of ties with Israel in the last few years with the President Donald Trump-mediated Abraham Accords.

The UAE’s Foreign Ministry described the bombing of Hamas’ so-called bureau of political affairs as “a dangerous assault on international law” and an “irresponsible escalation.”

Saudi Arabia, a regional power that Israel has sought to establish official relations with, also condemned the attack as “brutal.”

The U.S. Embassy issued a shelter-in-place order for their facilities after “reports of missile strikes occurring in Doha.”

Israeli government officials notified the U.S. that they were about to conduct a strike against senior Hamas leadership in advance of the strike in Doha, according to two U.S. officials briefed on the matter and a senior White House official. The officials said the U.S. did not have a lot of advance notice and made clear that America was not directly involved.

This is the second time this year Qatar was hit with a strike as it plays the intermediary in the region’s larger geopolitical conflict. Iran hit a U.S. military base in Qatar in June after Israel conducted strikes against Iran’s nuclear sites.