RAF plane seen over Doha during Israeli attack part of annual UK-Qatar exercise

A British plane seen on flight-tracking apps above Qatar on Monday around the time of Israel's surprise strike on Doha was participating in an annual UK-Qatari exercise, Middle East Eye has learnt.

The RAF Voyager tanker was in the sky as over a dozen Israeli fighter jets hit a meeting of senior Hamas officials who were discussing the latest US-backed ceasefire proposal for Gaza. 

The attack on residential buildings near schools and embassies killed six people, including the son of Hamas' chief negotiator and a member of Qatar's internal security force, and injured several civilians.

Senior leaders, which have been hosted in the country since 2012, survived the attack, sources close to the movement have told MEE. 

Meanwhile, the presence of the RAF plane has sparked online speculation that the aircraft was involved in the strike, including rumours that it refuelled the Israeli fighter jets.

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