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

The funeral of the six people, including five Hamas operatives and a Qatari Internal Security Force member who were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Doha on Tuesday, was held on Thursday. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, led the funeral prayers at the Imam Abdul Wahhab Mosque in Doha.
Qatar Emir leads funeral prayer
While the bodies of the five Hamas operatives were wrapped in the Palestinian flag, Corporal Bader Saad Mohammed Al-Humaidi al-Dosari was laid to rest under the Qatari flag.

To grasp the depth of #Qatar’s support for the #Hamas terror organization, look no further than Sheikh Tamim al-Thani. The Qatari Emir is openly praying for Hamas terrors eliminated 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 minry, 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 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.
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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 miner 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 Hamas.Story continues below this ad
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 American news outlet Axios.Story continues below this ad
“The claim made to Axios an unnamed source “with knowledge” that Qatar is re-evaluating its security partnership with the United States is categorically false,” the statement said.