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A Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson said, “The State of Qatar strongly condemns the cowardly Israeli attack …. [Qatar] will not tolerate this reckless Israeli behavior ... Investigations are underway at the highest level, and further details will be announced as soon as they are available.”

• A senior Hamas source told Al Jazeera the group's leadership delegation survived the strike, but that should be treated with caution as Hamas has rarely publicly acknowledged a successful assassination attempt.
• The Jerusalem Post reports:  "Israeli sources estimate ... Senior Hamas officials were killed in the strike in Doha — but at this point, there is no confirmation. It will take time."
• The Saudi Foreign Ministry said Riyadh strongly condemns the "brutal" Israeli attack, and warned of "dire consequences", per Reuters. The Saudi State news agency said Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman affirmed the Kingdom's "support to deploy all capabilities to support Qatar" after the Israeli attack.
• A UAE spokesperson said: "The security of the Gulf states is indivisible, we stand as one heart with sister Qatar, and condemn the treacherous Israeli aggression that targeted it, and emphasize our absolute solidarity in the face of this attack.”
• It is not immediately clear whether Qatar could mount a military response to the attack, but the operation is likely to have profound consequences for any future ceasefire negotiations. More broadly, it is likely to undermine any future efforts for an expansion of the Abraham Accords to include Saudi Arabia.