Israel Attacks Hamas Senior Leadership in Doha, Qatar

Qatar, which condemned the attack, hosts America’s most important air base in the region along with much of Hamas’s political leadership, and has been a key mediator in two years of talks to resolve the war in Gaza.

The attack targeted Hamas leaders Khalil Al-Hayya and Zaher Jabarin, one of the officials said. It wasn’t immediately clear whether anyone was killed in the attack or how it was carried out.

Defense Minister Israel Katz earlier warned Hamas leaders abroad that they would be “annihilated” if the group didn’t lay down its arms.

Khaled Qaddoumi, Hamas’s representative in Tehran, declined to comment on the attack or whether Hamas leaders had been affected.

Reuters reported that witnesses heard explosions in Doha. Images aired by the news agency showed smoke rising from the Qatari capital.

Write to Dov Lieber at dov.lieber@wsj.com