Скачать или смотреть Six dead in Israeli strike on Doha including Qatari security officer

Israel has launched an airstrike against the leaders of Hamas in Qatar, expanding its wide-ranging military actions in the Middle East to include the Gulf Arab state where the Palestinian Islamist group has long had its political base.

White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said hitting Hamas was a worthy goal, but the United States felt badly about the location of the attack.

Qatar is a key security partner of the United States and host to al-Udeid Air Base, the largest US military facility in the Middle East.

It has acted as a mediator alongside Egypt in talks on a ceasefire in the almost two-year-old war in Gaza.

The assault in Doha leaves 5 Hamas officials dead including the son of the militant group's top negotiator. A Qatari security official also died. The incident is likely to deal a serious, if not fatal, blow to efforts to broker a ceasefire in the Gaza strip.

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