An Israeli airstrike on Doha has ignited regional fury, prompting Qatar to call an emergency Arab–Islamic summit in Doha for4–15. Gulf states and Arab leaders are rallying around Qatar, condemning the attack as a violation of sovereignty and threatening diplomatic and financial reprisals.

When Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered this week’s attempted assassination of Hamas leaders in Qatar, he took a major gamble in his campaign to pound the group into submission.

Hamas further claimed the strike took place while its delegation was engaged in discussions over a US-backed ceasefire proposal, accusing Israel of deliberately disrupting the talks.