Qatari security and emergency crews deployed Wednesday around the site of an Israeli strike targeting Hamas political leaders in the capital, where they had met to discuss a U.S.-brokered cease-fire proposal for Gaza.
Tuesday's strike on a building in Doha killed at least six people in a neighborhood that is home to foreign embassies and schools.
The strike on the territory of a U.S. ally drew widespread condemnation from countries in the Mideast and beyond. It also marked a dramatic escalation in the region and risked upending talks aimed at ending the war and freeing hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza.
From a distance beyond the security cordon, the buildings that had housed the Hamas leadership in Doha could be seen still standing. But one room in particular appeared to have been the target of the strike – its walls collapsed and gray rubble could be seen inside.
Security forces and emergency personnel surrounded the site and blocked traffic as additional civil defense vehicles arrived.
