Loud explosions have been heard in Qatar’s capital, Doha.
The Israeli broadcasting authority, citing a senior Israeli regime official, has reported that the explosions were the result of an attack against senior Hamas officials.
A senior Hamas source has told Al Jazeera that leaders of the group have been targeted in Doha while they were discussing US President Donald Trump’s proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza.
The Israeli military has confirmed that in cooperation with domestic security agency Shin Bet, its air force carried out an assassination attempt on the top leadership of Hamas in the Qatari capital.
It claimed that the unnamed Hamas members who were attacked led the movement’s activities for years, adding that it will "continue to act to defeat Hamas".
The attack comes days after Israeli army chief Eyal Zamir threatened to assassinate Hamas leaders living abroad, and hours after Israel’s foreign minister Gideon Saar claimed that the Israeli regime has accepted the Gaza ceasefire proposal offered by the US.