In a dramatic escalation of the Gaza war, Israel conducted a bold airstrike on September 9, 2025, targeting Hamas political leadership in Doha's Leqtaifiya district, Qatar, where the group was reportedly discussing a U.S.-proposed ceasefire. The IDF operation, involving F-15 and F-35 jets firing missiles from over the Red Sea, struck a Qatari government residential compound, killing six Hamas members and a Qatari security officer, though senior leaders survived.

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