Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani leads funeral prayers after 6 killed in Israeli airstrike in Doha

To grasp the depth of #Qatar’s support for the #Hamas terrorist organization, look no further than Sheikh Tamim al-Thani. The Qatari Emir is openly praying for Hamas terrorists eliminated by the #Israel Air Force in #Doha during Operation Summit of Fire. pic.twitter.com/g9SU5SK4Oc

— Babak Taghvaee – The Crisis Watch (@BabakTaghvaee1) September 11, 2025

According to Qatar’s interior ministry, the dead would be buried in the Mesaimeer Cemetery.

Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar, attends a funeral held for those killed by an Israeli attack in Doha, including Corporal Badr Saad Mohammed Al-Humaidi Al-Dosari, a member of the Internal Security Force, at the Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Wahhab Mosque in Doha, Qatar. (Photo: Reuters)

Khalil al-Hayya’s fate unknown

Hamas said that its senior leaders survived the airstrike on Tuesday, but that five lower-level members were killed.

The Hamas members killed in the airstrike were identified as Human al-Hayya , Jihad Labad, the director of Hayya’s office and bodyguards Ahmad Mamlouk, Abdallah Abdelwahd and Mumen Hassoun.

Earlier, on Wednesday, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, the prime minister of Qatar, had said that he could not confirm the fate of Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya.

This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC taken on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025 shows damage after an Israeli strike targeted a compound that hosted Hamas’ political leadership in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Airstrike ‘killed hopes’ for hostage release

The Israeli airstrike on Tuesday has sent shockwaves across the world and angered Gulf Arab countries, which in recent years had opened up to the idea of friendly relations with Jerusalem.

The Israeli attack on Doha, a close ally of the US, has also raised concerns over the safety of the 48 hostages still held in Gaza by Hamas.

Qatar had been playing a major role in the efforts for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of the hostages. Following the Israeli attack in Gaza, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said Benjamin Netanyahu “killed any hope” of releasing hostages.

“I was meeting one of the hostages’ families the morning of the attack,” Sheikh Mohammed told CNN in an interview on Wednesday. “They are counting on this (ceasefire) mediation. They have no other hope for that.” Sheikh Mohammed added: “I think that what Netanyahu has done (Tuesday), he just killed any hope for those hostages.”

Qatar denies rift with US

Meanwhile, Qatari officials on Thursday rejected media reports of the country reassessing its security partnership with the United States.

The International Media Office of the State of Qatar issued a statement rejecting the report by American news outlet Axios.

“The claim made to Axios by an unnamed source “with knowledge” that Qatar is re-evaluating its security partnership with the United States is categorically false,” the statement said.