J064-QATAR FUNERAL FALLECIDOS BOMBARDO ISRAEL

Qatar held the funeral in Doha on Thursday (September 11) for six people killed in the Israeli attack on Hamas that struck the capital on Tuesday, including a member of the Gulf country's security forces and several Hamas members.

Mourners carried the bodies into the Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Wahhab Mosque, where prayers were held before burial at Mesaimeer Cemetery. Among the dead was Corporal Badr Saad Mohammed Al-Humaidi Al-Dosari, a member of Qatar’s Internal Security Force.

Those killed included son of exiled Gaza chief and top negotiator Khalil Al-Hayya, Hammam Al-Hayya, along with Hamas security members Jihad Labbad, Abdullah Abdul Wahid, Moamen Hassouna and Ahmed Abdul Malik.

The funeral was also attended by Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, who joined prayers and was seen consoling relatives of the dead.

Israel attempted to kill the political leaders of Hamas with the attack in the Qatari capital Doha on Tuesday, escalating its military action in what the U.S. described as a unilateral attack that does not advance American and Israeli interests.

The airstrike took place shortly after Hamas claimed responsibility for a shooting on Monday that killed six people at a bus stop on the outskirts of Jerusalem.

The widely condemned Doha operation was especially sensitive because Qatar has been hosting and mediating in negotiations aimed at securing a ceasefire in the Gaza war.

Netanyahu is pushing for an all-or-nothing deal that would see all of the hostages released at once and Hamas surrendering.

The October 7, 2023, Hamas attack killed 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and 251 were taken hostage, according to Israeli tallies.

Israel's military response in Gaza killed over 64,000 people, also mostly civilians, according to local health authorities, and reduced the Palestinian enclave to rubble.