Updated September 9, 2025 at 8:05 AM MST

The Israeli military said it carried out an airstrike in the capital of Qatar targeting senior leaders of Hamas Tuesday.

Television footage from Doha showed a cloud of smoke rising over the area where the bombing took place. There was no immediate confirmation of casualties.

This is the first time Israel has carried out a strike in Doha. It marks an escalation in Israel's war against Hamas, in a location that has played host to mediation efforts to end the conflict.

Israel's military said in a statement the Hamas leaders targeted were directly responsible for the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, and have since been "orchestrating and managing" the war.

Qatar's government denounced the strike. "The State of Qatar strongly condemns the cowardly

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