Qatar says funeral to be held Thursday for people killed in Israeli strike

Qatar said it would clasp funerals connected Thursday successful the superior Doha for those killed successful an Israeli onslaught that targeted Hamas figures successful the Gulf state earlier this week.

“The Ministry of Interior announces that the ceremonial supplication for the martyrs of the Israeli targeting… volition beryllium held connected the day of Thursday, September 11, 2025, astatine Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Wahhab Mosque, and they volition beryllium buried successful the Mesaimeer Cemetery,” it said successful a connection connected X.

On Tuesday, Israel struck Doha targeting Hamas leaders, but the radical said its apical officials survived, portion 5 of its members were near dormant and a Qatari information unit subordinate was besides killed.

Hamas said its slain members were apical negotiator Khalil al-Hayya’s lad Humam, his bureau manager Jihad Labad and bodyguards Ahmad Mamlouk, Abdallah Abdelwahd and Mumen Hassoun.

Qatari Lance Corporal Badr Saad Mohammed al-Humaidi al-Dosari was besides killed, with Doha besides confirming the deaths of 3 of the Hamas members.

In an interrogation with CNN connected Wednesday, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said helium could not corroborate Hayya’s fate.

He warned the onslaught killed immoderate anticipation for Israeli hostages successful the Gaza Strip and said Qatar was reevaluating “everything” surrounding its relation arsenic a cardinal mediator successful the talks.

Doha has been a venue for respective rounds of indirect negotiations betwixt Hamas and Israel.

The state has hosted Hamas’s governmental bureau since 2012 with the blessing of the United States, which has sought to support a connection transmission with the group.

Sheikh Mohammed said helium hoped for a corporate determination effect to the onslaught and that an Arab-Islamic acme would beryllium held successful Doha to determine connected a people of action.

The archetypal Israeli strikes successful the Gulf sent shockwaves successful a portion agelong shielded from conflicts successful the Middle East and drew planetary condemnation.

Former Hamas person Ismail Haniyeh was buried successful the Gulf authorities aft his assassination successful Tehran successful July 2024 successful an onslaught attributed to Israel.

AFP

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