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.

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

After Israel attacked senior Hamas leadership in Qatar on Tuesday, oil prices climbed — but not as much as some traders might have expected from a significant flare-up in Middle East violence.

An explosion has been heard in Qatar’s capital city Doha. It wasn’t immediately clear what exploded on Tuesday.