Live updates: Hamas says top leaders survived Israeli strike on Qatar while five lower-ranking members were killed
Hamas says its top leaders survived the Israeli strike on Qatar and that five lower-ranking members died. A Qatari security personnel was also killed, the Hamas statement said. Hamas, which has sometimes only confirmed the assassination of its leaders months later, offered no immediate proof its top leaders had survived. What to know: * The son of Hamas’ leader in Gaza killed in strike. * The US knew about the strike in advance. * Qatar condemned what it referred to as a “cowardly Israeli attack.