The message taken from this strike does not end at Qatar’s borders. Nations across the Gulf, who for decades have actively pivoted towards the US, politically and financially, may now be questioning the assumed benefits of that choice.

Sir Keir Starmer has "condemned" Israel's air strikes in Qatar as “completely unacceptable”, adding they “do nothing to secure peace”, as he met the country’s president Isaac Herzog in Downing Street.

Benjamin Netanyahu says the attack targeting Hamas leaders was "fully justified" - but Qatar calls the strike a "blatant violation".

The fallout from Israel’s attack against Hamas negotiators in Doha, Qatar continues as mediators worry that a Gaza ceasefire deal is at risk. Follow for live updates.

Strikes into Qatar represent a shift in Israeli strategy, expanding the kill campaign against Hamas beyond the usual battlespaces. The Israel Defense Forces said that the airstrike was carried out using unspecified aircraft and was done alongside the country's Shin Bet internal security agency.

The US president is likely to be asked about Israel's strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar, and the Epstein files.