Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke out against Israel's strike on the headquarters of Hamas political leaders in Qatar on Tuesday.

"Canada condemns Israel's strikes in Qatar — an intolerable expansion of violence and an affront to Qatar's sovereignty," the prime minister said in a statement on social media.

Hamas said the strike killed five of its members as the militant group's top figures gathered to consider a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Qatar has served as a key mediator between Israel and Hamas throughout the nearly two-year-long war and referred to Tuesday's attack as a flagrant violation of all international laws.

Carney said the attack puts a negotiated ceasefire in Gaza at risk.

"Regardless of their objectives, such attacks pose a grave risk of escalating conflict th

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