President Donald Trump offered rare public criticism of the U.S. ally after the strike in Doha, which threatened to imperil efforts to secure a ceasefire and free hostages held in Gaza.

Israel launched a series of strikes targeting Hamas’ leadership in the Qatari capital Tuesday, in an unprecedented attack inside the territory of an important US ally and key mediator in the Gaza ceasefire talks.

Qatar Foreign Ministry spokesperson Dr. Majed Al Ansari criticizes Israel and Netanyahu for striking Hamas' political leadership headquarters in his country.

The White House and other international leaders condemn Israel’s strike in Qatar. Trump’s tariffs showdown gets a date with the Supreme Court. Poland shoots down a "huge number" of Russian drones. And, giving the middle finger at a war memorial results in a tragic shooting death.

Why did Israel attack? Who was killed? What has been the Qatari response? Here are answers to those and other key questions.

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The long arm of Israel will strike its enemies everywhere. There is no place where they can hide,” Israel Katz said in a post on X. He added that if Hamas does not “accept Israel’s terms for ending the war

The Israeli attack on a Hamas residence in Qatar represents a reversal from years in which the U.S. was content to let Qatar host figures from Hamas and the Taliban and provide a neutral venue for the talks that ended the Afghan war,

Israel says it carried out an airstrike targeting senior Hamas officials in Qatar's capital of Doha. And, Trump says he wants to fight crime in Illinois. Gov. JB Pritzker sees a power grab.

Some advisers to President Donald Trump are angry over how Israel conducted a strike against Hamas in Qatar Tuesday morning, with many particularly frustrated that they didn’t get more notice to warn the Qataris.

As condemnations of Israel’s bombing of Hamas leaders in Qatar erupted across the globe late Tuesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was taking the podium at a belated US Independence Day celebration put on by the American embassy in Jerusalem.