Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani addressed the Israeli attack in Doha, telling CNN that "Netanyahu is leading the Middle East into chaos." According to him, "Qatar is reassessing its role as a mediator and Hamas's future in the country. Netanyahu wasted Qatar's time by engaging in mediation. I think what Netanyahu did yesterday - he simply killed the hope for the hostages." He added that "On the morning of the attack, I met with families of hostages. They are counting on this mediation and they have no other hope."

