On Tuesday afternoon in Doha, Qatar, the Israeli air force executed a lightning strike on a residential building.

The world was stunned. Facts were scarce.

We now know that the four top Hamas officials targeted by Israel are alive. A number of lower level aides were killed.

The Hamas officials were meeting in Doha to discuss their response to the most recent American and Israeli proposal for ceasefire terms and the return of all hostages. It seemed counter-intuitive to many that Israel would risk scuttling the negotiations at such a delicate stage.

Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Al-Thani was enraged and said that Qatar would no longer act as a mediator in the negotiations between Israel and Hamas. For two years Qatar has positioned itself as a trusted intermediary; a close ally o

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