Doha, Qatar – Six coffins – five of them draped in Palestinian flags, one in a Qatari flag – were laid before the hundreds gathered for funeral prayers at Doha’s Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque.

Sitting in the front row of the congregation on Thursday was Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. He was there to honour those killed in an Israeli attack this week that has shaken Qatar.

Among those killed was Lance-Corporal Badr Saad Mohammed al-Humaidi al-Dosari, a 22-year-old member of the Internal Security Forces. In the crowd after the prayers, the emir comforted a young boy with tears rolling down his cheeks.

The sombre feeling at the funeral followed the shock of Tuesday’s attack, which targeted Hamas leaders as they were discussing a Gaza ceasefire proposal presen

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