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Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Institute, Rice University

Israeli strike in Doha crosses a new line from which relations with Gulf may not recover

The dust settles in Doha after the latest Israeli attack in the region. Photo by Jacqueline Penney / AFPTV /AFP via Getty Images

The Israeli airstrike targeting senior Hamas political leaders in Qatar on Sept. 9, 2025, represents the crossing of a number of lines.

Resulting in the deaths of six people but seemingly failing to kill any members of Hamas’ leadership, the strike was the first serious attack on the sovereignty of any of the six Gulf Arab states by Israel to date.

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