Israel carries out strike on senior Hamas leaders in Qatari capital
Summary
Israel has carried out a strike on senior Hamas leaders in Qatar's capital Doha
A Hamas official says its negotiating team was targeted in the attack
Qatar's foreign ministry says the attack is a "blatant violation" of international law, adding it "will not tolerate this reckless Israeli behaviour and the continuous tampering with the security of the region"
The IDF says it "conducted a precise strike" and those targeted "are directly responsible for the brutal October 7 massacre"
The Hamas negotiating team is based in Doha; they have not been involved in any indirect negotiations with Israel since July
The strike sets a worrying precedent for future peace talks, our security correspondent writes
Netanyahu was at Israeli security agency HQ at time of attack
Israel's security agency Shin Bet says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was at the department's headquarters when the Hamas delegation was struck in Doha, Qatar.
The attack against "the top leadership" of Hamas was coordinated between the agency and Israel's military, a spokesperson for Shin Bet says.
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