Updated September 9, 2025 at 8:49 AM MST

TEL AVIV, Israel — The Israeli military said it carried out an airstrike targeting senior Hamas leaders in Qatar's capital on 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 against Israel.

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