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Israel Strikes Hamas In Qatar

Hamas says six people killed in air strike but its leadership team survived.

Today, Israel carried out a surprise strike on senior Hamas leaders in Doha, Qatar.

Hamas claims the leaders - who were in Doha as part of the delegation negotiating a possible ceasefire deal - survived but said that six others were killed in the strike.

The Trump administration was notified about the strikes before they happened by the US military, and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says it was a “wholly independent Israeli operation”.

What does this mean for the ongoing war in Gaza? Adam speaks to the ѿý’s chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet, and chief presenter, Caitríona Perry.

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