Several blasts were heard in Qatar's Doha on Tuesday, Reuters witnesses said.
Smoke rises after several blasts were heard in Doha, Qatar, September 9, 2025. Reuters/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Several blasts were heard in Qatar's Doha on Tuesday, Reuters witnesses said.
Axios reporter Barak Ravid citing Israeli officials said the explosion in Doha is an assassination attempt against Hamas officials.
Smoke was seen rising over the Katara District in the capital, an eyewitness said.
In a statement, the IDF and Shin Bet announce targeting Hamas’s leadership in a strike carried out by the Israeli Air Force.
The statement does not explicitly mention Qatar, but comes following reports of large explosions in Doha, where Hamas’s top leadership resides.
“The members of the leadership who were struck led the terror organization’s activities for years, and are directly responsible for carrying out the October 7 massacre and waging the war against the State of Israel,” the statement says.
The military says it took steps to mitigate civilian harm in the strike, including by using precision munitions and other intelligence.
Reporting by Andrew Mills and Jana Choukeir
Qatar said mediators were making progress in efforts to end the U.S.-Iran war on Tuesday, driving oil prices lower, although Tehran has denied President Donald Trump's assertion that talks are already under way.
The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, condemned Iranian attacks on civilian infrastructure in Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait on Saturday, describing them as "war crimes."
Iran said it launched fresh strikes on U.S. facilities in the Middle East on Friday, including the first direct attack in Syria, after a sixth straight night of U.S. strikes on Iranian military facilities.
To make this website run properly and to improve your experience, we use cookies. For more detailed information, please check our Cookie Policy.
Necessary cookies enable core functionality. The website cannot function properly without these cookies, and can only be disabled by changing your browser preferences.