Qatar has announced plans to hold funerals on Thursday in the capital, Doha, for those killed in an unprecedented Israeli strike that targeted Hamas figures in the Gulf state earlier this week.
In a statement posted on X, the Qatari Ministry of Interior said:
“The Ministry of Interior announces that the funeral prayer for the martyrs of the Israeli targeting… will be held on the afternoon of Thursday, September 11, 2025, at Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Wahhab Mosque, and they will be buried in the Mesaimeer Cemetery.”
The rare Israeli strike on Tuesday targeted Hamas leaders in Doha. While Hamas confirmed that its top officials survived the attack, the group said five of its members were killed. A Qatari security officer also lost his life in the incident.
Those killed included Human Khalil al-Hayya, the son of senior Hamas negotiator Khalil al-Hayya; his office director, Jihad Labad; and bodyguards Ahmad Mamlouk, Abdallah Abdelwahd, and Mumen Hassoun.
Qatari Lance Corporal Saad Mohammed al-Humaidi al-Dosari was also killed in the strike.
Speaking in an interview with CNN on Wednesday, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said he could not confirm the fate of Khalil al-Hayya.
