Canada condemned Israel’s military strike on Qatar on Tuesday, saying the attack undermines the Gulf country’s sovereignty and risks escalating conflict across the Middle East.

An explosion killed Hamas officials Tuesday in the Qatari capital of Doha. Israel said it targeted senior Hamas leaders it holds responsible for the brutal October 2023 attack.

Hamas said its main negotiator Khalil Al-Hayya survived the attack, which killed his son, four Hamas officials and a Qatari officer.

In a social media post, Prime Minister Mark Carney called the strike “an intolerable expansion of violence and an affront to Qatar’s sovereignty.”

“Regardless of their objectives, such attacks pose a grave risk of escalating conflict throughout the region, and directly imperil efforts to advance peace and se

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