Dhaka, Sept. 12 -- Israel's air strike on the Qatari capital, Doha, has escalated tensions across the Middle East and provoked rare diplomatic rebukes from several of its traditional allies. Since Monday, Israel has bombed sites in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen and now Qatar.
The strike, launched on Tuesday, targeted a meeting of Hamas officials reportedly discussing a US-backed ceasefire proposal. It killed six people, including the son of senior Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya, the director of al-Hayya's office, three bodyguards and a Qatari security officer.The Israeli military later confirmed the attack, saying it had hit a "terrorist compound" in the West Bay Lagoon area of Doha. The site is located near foreign embassies, residen...