Israeli strikes on Qatar – Israel will stop at nothing to derail peace process
London, 9th September 2025 – Today, Israel has launched an unprecedented strike on Doha, the capital of Qatar. Israel’s strike on Qatar is an infringement of yet another sovereign country’s territory by Israel and it is a testament to Israel’s unwavering dedication and commitment to derailing peace and any possible ceasefire agreement by any means.
Israel claims to have targeted the Hamas leadership in Doha during peace negotiations. Al Jazeera has reported that the targeted site was a residential area housing a number of foreign embassies.
The strike is suspected to have targeted a meeting during which Hamas leaders were considering the ceasefire negotiations and hostage release deal proposed by the US. Reuters reports that the US was informed of the strike ahead of the attack, despite the US classifying Qatar as a “major non-NATO ally (MNNA).”
Israel’s strike on the sovereign territory of one of the key mediators between Israel and Hamas is an extraordinary and unprecedented development. Qatar has long hosted peace negotiations since the beginning of Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres condemned Israel’s violation of Qatar’s sovereignty. Qatar has condemned the attack ‘in the strongest possible terms’, referring to the attack as a ‘flagrant violation’ of international laws. It remains unclear whether any individuals have been killed in the strike.
Qatar also referred to Israel’s “continued tampering with regional security.” Indeed, this strike marks the fifth Arab country that Israel has bombed in the past month, along with Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen.
This is the inevitable consequence of unfettered Israeli impunity, which has been enabled by the West’s longstanding acquiescence and complicity in the Israeli genocide against Palestinians. Striking the sovereign territory of a mediating country is reaffirmation of Israel’s unwavering dedication and commitment to derailing peace by all means necessary.
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