Five coffins with the Palestinian flag and one with the Qatari flag were brought to the mosque in Doha, where the Emir of Qatar also arrived. But members of the Hamas leadership were not seen there, even though the attack killed the son of Khalil al-Hayya, his office manager, and one of the security guards. Junior officials in the organization attended the burial, including India: the wife of the Hamas leader in Gaza was injured, as was his son's wife and their children
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The funeral of six people killed in the Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip was held at noon (Thursday).
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, which was intended for a meeting of senior Hamas figures. The Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, also participated in the prayer at the mosque in the Qatari capital, where six coffins appeared. The videos released from the funeral did not show senior figures from the Hamas leadership or any figures connected to the terrorist organization, although the attack killed the son of the Hamas leader in Gaza, Khalil al-Hayya al-Hamam, his office manager, and one of his security guards. Later, at the burial ceremony, more junior figures in the organization appeared - Osama Hamdan and Izzat al-Rishq.
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Emir of Qatar at the funeral
At the same time, in the afternoon, Fawzi Barhoum, a senior Hamas figure who is not part of the senior leadership, issued a video statement. He stated again that the Israeli attack had failed in its purpose, but did not elaborate on their fate. Barhoum said that the senior figures had discussed the American proposal for the release of all the hostages and a ceasefire during the attack - and acknowledged that the wife of Hamas leader in Gaza, Khalil al-Hayya, was injured in the attack - which he said was aimed at al-Hayya's house in Doha. According to Barhoum, the wife of the slain son, the mother, and their children were also injured.
"This is a direct attack on the entire negotiation track and the mediation roles of Qatar and Egypt," said Barhoum."This is clear proof that Netanyahu and his group oppose any agreement and bear full responsibility for the failure of previous efforts."
Senior Hamas official Barhoum claims the attack failed
Before and after: Hamas' villa complex in Doha, from satellite (Photo: © 2025 PLANET LABS PBC / AFP)
Emir of Qatar at the funeral ceremony
Senior Hamas official Izzat al-Rishq (in white)
Osama Hamdan at the funeral ceremony
In the live broadcast of the funeral on Al Jazeera, six coffins appeared. Five of them were wrapped in the Palestinian flag and one in the Qatari flag. That coffin, wrapped in the Qatari flag, belonged to a member of the Qatari security forces who was killed in the attack. Hamas itself announced five deaths linked to it, but did not mention any senior figures. Yesterday, Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said that Qatari officers were also seriously injured in the attack.
Even 48 hours after the attack in Doha, it is still unclear what happened to the senior Hamas officials who reportedly attended the meeting in Doha. Hamas claimed that they were rescued, and Israel
There has been pessimism over the past 24 hours regarding the success of the attack.
, but even today no videos or photos have been released that demonstrate that the senior officials have indeed survived. Yesterday, the Prime Minister of Qatar refused to comment on the fate of Khalil al-Haya. Asked about his current location, he said that"there is no official statement so far."
Hamas sources told the Saudi-run Asharq Al-Awsat this afternoon that the movement's leaders who were targeted in the attack in Doha were indeed not present at the funeral ceremony held today. They said that Izzat al-Rishq and Osama Hamdan, senior Hamas figures who are not part of the leadership, represented Hamas at the funeral ceremony.
The Qataris also rejected today a report on the American website Axios, according to which Doha is reviewing its security cooperation."This is not true," said Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs."Security and defense cooperation with the United States is 'stronger than ever - and continues to grow.'" Yesterday, in an interview with CNN, the Qatari prime minister said that the backing from President Donald Trump is"a powerful message in which he expressed his commitment to Qatar," as he put it."Now," he said,"we need to check with the Americans what the actions will be."
(Photo: Qatar TV/Reuters TV via REUTERS)
He added: "We need to examine how we will respond. There is a response from Qatar and there is a response from the region. The response from the region is now being considered by all partners. We are working on an Arab conference to be held in Doha." Today, Qatar announced that the conference will be held on Sunday and Monday.
