00:00Israel Launches Attack on Hamas Leaders in Qatar
00:03Israel launched an attack on the leadership of Hamas in Qatar today, 9, expanding its military
00:09actions that have ranged across the Middle East to include the Gulf Arab state, where the Palestinian
00:13Islamist group has long had its political base. Foreign media reported that Israel had carried
00:18out an attack on Hamas leaders in Qatar. Several blasts were heard in Qatar's Doha today,
00:24witnesses said. Israeli media, citing a senior Israeli official,
00:28said the attack was aimed at top Hamas leaders, including Khalil al-Hayah, its exiled Gaza chief
00:34and top negotiator. Qatar, which has been mediating between Hamas and Israel, condemned the cowardly
00:40Israeli attack on Hamas officials and called it a flagrant violation of international law.
00:45Qatar condemns attack as violation of international law. A spokesperson for Qatar's foreign ministry
00:52has condemned, in the strongest possible terms, the attack that Israel has now claimed responsibility
00:57for. Dr. Majid Al Ansari says the strike hit a residential premises, where a number of members
01:03of Hamas political bureau reside in the Qatari capital, Doha. He says the attack constitutes a
01:09blatant violation of international laws as well as a serious threat to those in Qatar. The state of
01:15Qatar strongly condemns this attack and affirms that it will not tolerate this reckless Israeli behavior
01:20and the continuous tampering with the security of the region and any action aimed at its security and
01:24sovereignty, the statement concludes.
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