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It's 6 p.m. on Tuesday, September 9th, here in Washington, D.C., where I am, it's also 6 p.m. on Tuesday, September 9th, New York City. It is 1 a.m. on Wednesday,

September 10th in Israel, where Israelis learned about a little over eight hours ago that Israel had

dropped 10 bombs on a building in Doha, in the capital of Qatar, where senior Hamas leaders were believed to be meeting.

The government of Qatar has issued a strong statement calling the attack, and I'm quoting here,

a criminal assault and a violation of all laws and norms, others that have joined the list,

criticizing Israel's action, Saudi Arabia,

the UAE, Jordan, Turkey, and the Palestinian Authority, all condemn the attack and expressed

solidarity with Qatar. The U.S. government, the White House issued a statement that was very critical

of Israel's decision here, yet at the same time, it was a little bit of a

blurry message because it also said that this incident, this unfortunate incident, the White

House described it as could be the basis for some kind of pursuit of peace or some kind of

turnaround. So I want to turn to Nadaviel and Amit Segel here for their quick take in this new

format we're testing called voice memo.

So Nadav Amit, my question is, has this attack changed the landscape of the war in Gaza?

And what now?

What do you expect to unfold?

Well, I think the situation changed dramatically in Gaza, even if the assassination failed.

And this is the most probable scenario.

First, because Qatar is no longer the mayor.

If you are a Hamas leader, would you arrive again to Qatar to negotiate indirectly with Israel? If you are under the impression that they're going after you and that they are not negotiating but gathering intelligence before striking?

Second is that Israel choose aside.

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