Hamas says six people were killed in the strike, including one member of the Qatari security forces
A White House official tells the BBC the US was "notified" of the attack - but the White House later says the strike "does not advance Israel or America's goals"
President Trump has "assured" Qatar's leaders "that such a thing will not happen again on their soil", a statement adds
Qatar, which has mediated indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas, calls the strike a "blatant violation" of international law
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says there will be no "immunity" for Hamas leaders
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has condemned the Israeli strike on Qatar, writing in a post on X, external that it violates "Qatar's sovereignty and risk further escalation across the region".
Starmer is expected to hold talks with Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Downing Street tomorrow.
No 10 said Starmer will raise the "intolerable situation in Gaza" and the "action Israel must take to end the horrific suffering we're witnessing" with the Israeli president.
Sixty MPs and peers are calling on the government, external to deny Herzog entry to the UK to avoid the risk of being complicit in genocide in Gaza, under the terms of a UN treaty.
This is now the second time in three months that tiny, wealthy Qatar has found itself on the receiving end of incoming missiles, the other being Iran’s token attack in June on the US airbase at al-Udeid, just outside Doha.
There will be some within the ruling Al-Thani family, one of the richest dynasties in the Gulf, who must be questioning the wisdom of hosting both the leadership of a prescribed terrorist organisation and a massive US military base.
After all, Qatar is busy enough investing its vast gas wealth in buying strategic stakes in less dangerous entities like London property.
So where does this leave the rest of the Middle East?
The faltering Gaza peace talks, brokered and hosted by Qatar, have come to a screeching halt. That’s bad news for the Israeli hostages, whose lives must be in even more mortal danger, and bad news for the people of Gaza, who’s daily agony continues unabated.
Across the region, Israel had already shown that with an effective green light from this US administration it can strike anywhere with impunity: Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Iran and Yemen.
But hitting Qatar may be too much for even the Trump administration. If there is to be a backlash in the region it will quite possibly target US interests, rather than the less accessible Israeli ones.
Security correspondent Frank Gardner says Israel's strike sets a worrying precedent for future peace talks. He adds that the Qataris, who have invested huge amounts of time into trying to broker an end to the Gaza war, are furious.
Diplomatic correspondent Paul Adams writes that as questions rage across the Middle East, the strike could be seen as an expensive gamble.
International Editor Jeremy Bowen says the strike clearly shows Israel is going full steam ahead on all fronts, and has given up on talks. He adds that this isn't just a war on Gaza, but a war on Hamas wherever they are.
Reporting from Jerusalem, Wyre Davies says it has caused a major escalation in regional tensions and comes just two days after Trump urged Hamas leaders to consider his ceasefire plan.
From the US, State Department correspondent Tom Bateman says Trump will have to contain the fall out, as all eyes turn to what he will do next.
And, North America correspondent Nomia Iqbal says it's clear that if there was an option to stop Israel's attack,
The White House statement is very stark in criticising Israel. And it’s not hard to see why.
Hamas leaders were said to have been targeted while discussing Trump’s proposals in a similar way to what happened between Iran and the US in June.
Big difference however is that Qatar is a major US ally that hosts a key American airbase. It's promised billions in investment and even controversially gave Trump a jet.
Crucially it was the nation that was mediating a ceasefire - something Trump claimed was close to happening.
However despite the criticism, the US admits it was notified.
So, if there was an option to stop the attack by using its leverage when it comes to military support for Israel, the US didn’t take it.