Israel launches airstrikes against top Hamas members in Qatar for Gaza ceasefire talks

<p>Israeli officials say US notified before attack, which Doha calls cowardly and a flagrant violation of international law</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/sep/09/israel-gaza-city-evacuation-order-idf-military-offensive-live-updates-middle-east-crisis-latest-news">Middle East crisis – live updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Israel has launched a strike on senior Hamas officials meeting in Qatar’s capital, Doha, reportedly including the group’s chief ceasefire negotiator, in a dramatic escalation of Israeli attacks across the Middle East that has drawn international condemnation.</p><p>The Israeli strike came hours after its military warned all of Gaza City’s residents to evacuate before its planned offensive to take control of what it portrays as Hamas’s last remaining stronghold, where hundreds of thousands of people are <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/22/ipc-declares-famine-gaza-city">living under famine conditions</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/09/israel-targets-top-hamas-members-in-qatar-for-gaza-ceasefire-talks">Continue reading...</a>