Israel struck a building in Doha on Tuesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says housed Hamas leadership. The attack comes as Qatar was trying to help negotiate a peace deal between Israel and Hamas. Reuters’ Andrew Mills, who was just blocks away when the attack happened, explains more from Doha.

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