Israel's Qatar attack condemned; Hamas says leaders survived

Israel faced an intense new wave of global outrage Wednesday after its attack in Qatar targeting Hamas leaders as they gathered to discuss a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

DOHA, Qatar — Israel faced an intense new wave of global outrage Wednesday after its attack in Qatar targeting Hamas leaders as they gathered to discuss a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

Israel's brazen strike on Doha, the capital of the influential Gulf state that has played a key role in negotiations, was roundly condemned as an escalation that threatened to derail efforts to end the war.

President Donald Trump offered rare public criticism, telling reporters that he was "very unhappy" about the attack, which killed at least six people but did not appear to have taken out its main targets.

It raised fears that there would be no truce to avert Israel's threatened ground assault on famine-stricken Gaza City, where it has ordered residents to immediately leave the area and bombed high-rise buildings it says are used by Hamas.

The Israeli attack hit an area surrounded by residences, diplomatic missions and international schools. The front of one building appeared blackened Wednesday when an NBC News team traveled to the site. Security surrounded the building, preventing onlookers from getting close.