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September 11, 2025 - October 7 War, Day 706 - 48 Hostages remain in captivity   

  
As Israel marked 700 days of the hostages being held earlier this week, the IDF struck Hamas leaders in Qatar, and a devastating terror attack took place in Jerusalem.

Attack on Hamas in Qatar
  • On Tuesday, Israel launched a surprise airstrike targeting Hamas leadership in Doha, Qatar. Israel has never previously attacked targets in the Gulf state, which is a U.S. ally and host of the region’s largest American military base.
  • The strike aimed to eliminate senior Hamas figures, including Khalil al-Hayya, Zaher Jabarin, Muhammad Ismail Darwish, Khaled Mashal, and other leaders, who were reportedly meeting to discuss a U.S.-backed ceasefire proposal.
  • Details are still unclear, but some reports suggest that six people were killed, including five Hamas members and one Qatari security officer. Hamas claims its top leadership survived, but none have been seen in public since the strike.
  • The operation, which was publicly acknowledged by the IDF, involved 15 Israeli fighter jets and 10 precision munitions. Satellite imagery confirmed damage to five buildings within the compound.
  • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu compared the October 7 Hamas attack to 9/11, stating Israel acted as the U.S. did post-9/11, and warned other nations against harboring terrorists. In his remarks, he stated, “And I say to Qatar and all nations who harbor terrorists, you either expel them or you bring them to justice. Because if you don’t, we will.” Netanyahu also confirmed that the US had been given advance notice of the attack.
  • The Trump administration expressed its disapproval of the attack, stating the strike did not advance either US or Israeli interests. President Trump assured Qatar that such an attack would not happen again.
  • Qatar condemned the strike as a “cowardly” and a “criminal assault,” asserting it was not warned despite U.S. claims to the contrary. Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Iran, and others denounced the attack as a violation of Qatar’s sovereignty and international law, as did numerous Western and other nations.
  • In response, several Israeli journalists stated that the nations should not be asking why Israel bombed terrorist leaders in Qatar, but rather, what those leaders were doing in Qatar in the first place. In response to claims that Israel violated the sovereignty of another nation, many pointed to the US operation that killed Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan and similar attacks by French forces in recent years.
  • The attack occurred during active ceasefire negotiations, and Qatar announced that it was suspending those talks in response to Israel’s strike.
  • Cairo now appears poised to take up the mediation role in Gaza negotiations after Qatar stepped back, according to Egyptian sources.
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