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0:23CCTV captures Israeli attack on maya slotHamas leaders in DohaCCTV footage captured the moment Israel carried out a strike on a building in Qatar's capital, Doha.A Hamas official told the BBC that members of the Palestinian armed group's negotiating team were a targeted during a meeting. 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