Israeli strike in Doha, Qatar
On 9 September 2025 Israel struck a building in Doha where senior Hamas officials were meeting over a Gaza ceasefire proposal. Six people died, including five Hamas members and a Qatari security officer; the senior leaders survived. On 29 September 2025 Israel's prime minister apologised to Qatar, which then resumed mediation.
Strike map
Click a shape for details and sourcesZones, lines of contact and strike arcs are approximate and illustrative, drawn from public reporting. They are not authoritative; click a shape for its sources. Borders from Natural Earth, with Crimea shown as part of Ukraine in line with UN General Assembly resolution 68/262.
Key facts
Reported strikes
| Date | Target | By | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2025 | Hamas leadership meeting, West Bay Lagoon, Doha (launch over Red Sea, position approximate) | Israel | Yahoo News: Israel struck Qatar from the Red Sea as of 12 Sep 2025 |
Arcs on the map run from the reported launch area to the target and are approximate.
Human cost
- 6 reportedAl Jazeera as of 9 Sep 2025All deaths from the strike: five Hamas members (incl. Khalil al-Hayya's son) and one Qatari security officer.
Parties and actors
- Israeli Air Force State armed forces · aligned with Israel
- Hamas political leadership Non-state armed group (political bureau) · aligned with Hamas
- State of Qatar State (host country and mediator)
Parties are listed factually by name and role. Inclusion does not imply any judgement.
Negotiations
Negotiations hub- Parties
- Israel, Qatar
- Mediators
- United States
- Last development
- 29 Sep 2025
In a Trump-hosted call, Israel's prime minister apologised for violating Qatari sovereignty and for the officer's death and pledged no repeat, a Qatari condition for resuming Gaza mediation.
Al Jazeera as of 29 Sep 2025Sources and further reading
- Al Jazeera as of 9 Sep 2025
- Al Jazeera as of 29 Sep 2025
- GlobalSecurity.org: Operation Fire Summit as of 9 Sep 2025
- Yahoo News as of 12 Sep 2025
- GlobalSecurity.org as of 9 Sep 2025
- Yahoo News: Israel struck Qatar from the Red Sea as of 12 Sep 2025
- Lawfare: Israel, Qatar, and the Limits of Self-Defense as of 2 Oct 2026