DOHA — Qatar has met with the president of the International Criminal Court as it seeks legal action against Israel over its unprecedented strike against Hamas leaders on its territory last week, an official said on Thursday.

The emirate’s chief negotiator, Mohammed al-Khulaifi, met in The Hague on Wednesday with the president of the ICC, Judge Tomoko Akane, as it pursues “every available legal and diplomatic avenue to ensure accountability for those responsible for Israel’s attack on Qatar,” the Qatari official told AFP.

Last week’s deadly Israeli strike targeted Qatar-based leaders of the Hamas terror group, and sent shock waves through Gulf states that have long depended on the United States for their security.

The strike targeted top Hamas leadership as they met to discuss efforts for a hostage and ceasefire deal between the group and Israel.

Hamas has said that top officials of its political bureau survived the strike but that five members were killed, along with an officer of Qatar’s internal security force.

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