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Several blasts heard in Qatar's Doha, Israeli media says Hamas leadership targeted

Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Sep 9, 2025
Smoke rises after several blasts were heard in Doha, Qatar, September 9, 2025. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Smoke rises after several blasts were heard in Doha, Qatar, September 9, 2025. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa — Ibraheem Abu Mustafa

DOHA (Reuters) - Israeli army radio said Israel tried to attack Hamas officials in Qatar on Tuesday.

Qatar's Al Jazeera television, citing a Hamas source, said the attack targeted Hamas Gaza ceasefire negotiators.

Several blasts were heard in Qatar's Doha on Tuesday, Reuters witnesses said.

Israel media, citing a senior Israeli official, said the attack was aimed at top Hamas leaders including Khalil al-Hayya, its Gaza chief.

Smoke was seen rising over the Katara District in the capital, an eyewitness said.

(Reporting by Andrew Mills and Jana Choukeir; Writing by Michael Georgy, Editing by William Maclean)