The Hamas leadership has survived Israel’s “cowardly assassination attempt” in the Qatari capital Doha, Suhail al-Hindi, a member of Hamas’s political bureau, has told Al Jazeera.

But al-Hindi confirmed that a number of people were killed in the bombing, including the son and office manager of Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya.

He said the Palestinian group holds the US administration responsible for the attack, which the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned “in the strongest terms.” Doha called the assault a “blatant violation of all international laws and norms”.

“The State of Qatar affirms that it will not tolerate this reckless Israeli behavior and its continued tampering with regional security, as well as any action targeting its security and sovereignty,” ministry spokesperso

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