Qatar PM: Israeli Strike in Doha “Ended All Hope” for Hostage Release

Doha/Jerusalem (International Desk) — Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has condemned Israel’s airstrike in Doha as “extraordinary and dangerous,” saying it has “ended all hope” for the release of hostages in Gaza.

Speaking to CNN, the Qatari premier said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “must be brought to justice,” adding that Doha is reassessing its role in future ceasefire negotiations and is in talks with Washington over possible next steps.

The strike, which targeted Hamas leaders in the Qatari capital, was the first of its kind in the energy-rich Gulf state. Qatar, with U.S. approval, has hosted Hamas’s political office since 2012 and has played a central mediating role alongside Egypt and the United States in ceasefire talks.

U.S. officials said President Donald Trump was not informed in advance of the attack. He later told reporters he instructed his envoy to warn Doha, but “by then, the strike was already underway.”

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant insisted Israel would “act against its enemies anywhere,” while Netanyahu demanded that Qatar expel or hold Hamas officials accountable, warning: “If you don’t, we will.”

Hamas confirmed that six of its members were killed in the strike, but said its senior leadership survived. Meanwhile, Israeli forces also struck Houthi positions in Yemen, including the capital Sana’a, where Houthi officials reported at least 35 people killed.

Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, defended the operation, saying: “This was not an attack on Qatar, it was an attack on Hamas.”