'No country is safe:' Israeli strikes in Qatar condemned globally

Israeli strikes on Doha, Qatar, targeting Hamas leadership, are facing widespread global condemnation on social media.

On Tuesday, around 12 air strikes struck residential buildings in Doha around 4pm local time (1pm GMT), targeting Hamas leadership, according to a statement by the Israeli military.

Hamas leadership was there to discuss the latest US ceasefire proposal for Gaza, presented to the group in recent days.

A source close to the Palestinian movement told Middle East Eye that all senior leaders targeted in the attack survived, including Khalil al-Hayya, Khaled Meshal, Zaher Jabarin, and others. However, the attack killed Hammam al-Hayya's son, Khalil, and his office director, Jihad Lubbad, sources told MEE. Several others were wounded. 

Qatar strongly condemned what it described as a "cowardly Israeli attack", confirming the strikes had hit residential buildings housing several members of Hamas’s political bureau.

Saudi Arabia and the UAE were among the Gulf countries condemning the attack, warning of "grave consequences resulting from the Israeli occupation’s persistence in its criminal transgressions".

The Turkish foreign ministry said that “Israel does not aim for peace, but rather seeks to continue the war”, while the ruling party’s spokesperson said “Israel's attack carried out in Qatar is a barbaric act of terrorism.”

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres condemned the attack as "a flagrant violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Qatar", while Pope Leo said the entire situation is "very serious."

Iran, Jordan, Syria, and Pakistan also strongly condemned Israel’s attack on Qatar, with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif calling it a "brazen violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Qatar".

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