"Doha is a major international travel hub, and the airstrike was a "stunning attack," NPR's Aya Batrawy tells Up First. Israel says it was targeting senior officials "directly responsible" for the Oct. 7, 2023, attack. But the strike missed its targets, Batrawy says. Israel instead killed six people. Among them were Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya's son and the head of his office. Three others held no titles with Hamas, and one was a Qatari security officer."
"On his site, Truth Social, President Trump said the attack was a unilateral decision by Israel that did not "advance Israel or America's goals." Qatar's prime minister described the attack as "state terrorism," saying that it sent a message to the region that Israel is a rogue player and was proof that Israel has worked to sabotage every attempt at achieving peace."
"The president cannot legally send National Guard troops to Chicago without Pritzker's request, but he has sent federal immigration agents in an operation the administration calls "Operation Midway Blitz." Pritzker tells Inskeep he's "deeply concerned," particularly for people who are in the country legally but are not U.S. citizens. "I'm particularly worried for them because nothing that they will carry will be good enough for ICE," he says."
The Israeli military conducted an airstrike in Doha targeting senior Hamas officials, marking the first such attack on Qatar. The strike missed its intended targets and instead killed six people, including the son of Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya and his office chief, three individuals with no Hamas titles, and a Qatari security officer. Qatar's prime minister labeled the attack "state terrorism" and said it signaled Israel as a rogue actor undermining peace. President Trump called the strike unilateral and said it did not "advance Israel or America's goals." Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker criticized Trump's threats to send troops and expressed concern over federal immigration operations in Chicago.
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