'Message To Entire Middle East': Israeli Official Issues Warning Amid Qatar Strikes

Last Updated:September 10, 2025, 07:34 IST

Ohana's comments came after the Israeli military confirmed the air strikes in an operation targeting senior leaders of the Palestinian group Hamas. 

This frame grab shows smoke billowing after explosions in Doha's capital Qatar on September 9. (AFP photo)

Hours after several explosions rocked the capital of Qatar, Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana uploaded a video of an explosion in Doha on X, and wrote, “This is a message to the entire Middle East". Ohana’s comments came after the Israeli military confirmed the air strikes in an operation targeting senior leaders of the Palestinian group Hamas.

Notably, this is the first time that Israel has launched an operation in Qatar. “The IDF (Israeli military) and ISA (security agency) conducted a precise strike targeting the senior leadership of the Hamas terrorist organisation," the military said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office had claimed the attack as “wholly independent" after Israeli media reported the attack as one given a “green light" by US President Donald Trump. A statement from the PM’s office said, “Israel initiated it, Israel conducted it, and Israel takes full responsibility."

Qatar has long served as the mediator in talks between Israel and Hamas as the latter’s exiled leadership has been based there, even before the latest conflict in Gaza.

The attack came in the same week Trump had said that he was giving a “last warning" to Hamas for a ceasefire. Although the group called the warning a “humiliating surrender document", the group said it would respond.

Qatar has condemned the attack, terming it as a “cowardly Israeli attack" on the political headquarters of Hamas. Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari called it a “flagrant violation of all international laws and norms."

Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich praised the attack by Israeli military saying that terrorists will never have immunity from Israel anywhere in the world, and praised IDF’s decision and execution.

A White House official has confirmed that Israel informed the US about the attack in advance, according to AFP.

This is not the first time Ohana has made such a post. On 20th July, the IDF had launched an attack on Hudaydah Port in Al Hudaydah, Yemen, in response to Houthi attacks. Ohana had posted a video of the attack on X, with the same message, “This is a message to the entire Middle East".

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