On 9 September 2025, blasts were heard in Doha, Qatar. These blasts happened because Israel carried out an airstrike. So according to the news in this attack, 5 people were killed, including the son of Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya. Some others were also injured. When this attack took place, Hamas leaders were sitting in Qatar, discussing a ceasefire plan for Gaza.

The biggest question arises: Can one country attack another country’s land without permission?

According to international law, the answer is no. The United Nations Charter says that no country can use force on the land of another country. It is only allowed in one case: if there is self-defense. Meaning, if a country is directly attacked. But Qatar had not attacked Israel at all, so Israel’s action seems illegal.

Israel says that Hamas leaders were planning attacks on them, so it was necessary to target them. But the problem is that Qatar is a sovereign (independent) state. On its own land, its own decision applies. Another country cannot attack its land without permission. That is why many countries in the world condemned Israel’s action. Qatar itself called it a cowardly act. Russia also said this was an open violation of the UN Charter.

Now the question is: What will happen next? Qatar can raise this case in the United Nations Security Council. It can also go to the International Court of Justice and say that its sovereignty was broken. But the real point is that if the world stays silent, it will become a dangerous example. It would mean that in the future, any country could attack a small country as it wishes. 

Final point: This strike shows that on one side there are countries’ claims of security, and on the other side there are the rules of international law. According to law, no country has the right to attack another country unless there is UN permission or real self-defense. Now we have to see, in this case, whether law will win or power.