The Latest Breaking News from Hamas

‘Immediate ceasefire, the release of hostages and a huge surge in aid into Gaza’ only route to peace, says PM

Multiple explosions were heard in Qatar’s capital, Doha, in attack targeting Hamas leaders, including Khalil al-Hayya.

The Prime Minister said the attack violated Qatar’s sovereignty and risked further escalation across the Middle East.

Israel launched an unprecedented airstrike on the Qatari capital of Doha on September 9, the first time it has directly attacked a Gulf state. The “precision strike”, as Israel has called it, targeted a building in which Hamas officials were reportedly discussing a peace proposal brokered by the US.

Israeli forces struck Hamas leadership in Doha, reportedly hitting Gaza ceasefire negotiators. Smoke was seen rising in the Katara district, eyewitnesses report.

In an statement, the group said at least six people were killed in the attack that was intended to derail truce talks.

ANALYSIS: These strikes set Israel firmly against Qatar and make Doha – once a main meeting point and venue for truce negotiations – now a new theatre of war in the Gaza conflict, writes chief international correspondent Bel Trew

Israel has launched a strike on Hamas leadership in Doha, Qatar, sparking at least 10 explosions. Here's what we know so far about the unprecedented escalation.

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry says it ‘condemns and denounces in the strongest terms the brutal Israeli aggression’.