A dramatic escalation in an already white-hot Middle East today.

For the first time, Israel attacked Qatar, a key U.S. regional ally and the mediator of ceasefire

talks between Israel and Hamas.

The target?

A meeting of senior Hamas officials in the capital, Doha.

As Nick Schifrin tells us, in response, the White House voiced rare criticism of Israel

today.

Today, an attack in a country trying to mediate peace.

Residents of Doha flee explosions, multiple Israeli airstrikes targeting the homes of Hamas's entire remaining

political leadership.

Hamas says all survived, but six people died, including the son of one of the attacked

leaders.

Israel called the strike a response to yesterday's attack in Jerusalem that killed six Israeli

civilians for which Hamas took responsibility, as well

as the deaths of four Israeli soldiers yesterday in Gaza, and the precise targeting of those

responsible for the October 7 terrorist attacks.

I said at the beginning of the war that no one involved in that massacre will get away

with it.

As Prime Minister of Israel, I'm working to fulfill this promise.

Israel acted wholly independently, wholly independently, and we take full responsibility

for this action.

And this action can open the door to an end of the war.

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