According to Yedioth Ahronoth, the Israeli Ministry of Defense announced that companies would not be allowed to attend the conference, and senior industry executives were directly informed of the decision.
While official justifications cited "security concerns," Israeli officials confirmed that the move came in response to the Israeli attack on Tuesday that targeted Hamas leaders in the Qatari capital, Doha.
On Tuesday, the Israeli occupation army announced that it had launched an airstrike against Hamas's leadership in Doha, without providing any further details on the outcome.
Qatar condemned the Israeli attack and affirmed its right to respond to this aggression, which killed a member of the Internal Security Forces.
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"A criminal act." Widespread Arab condemnation of the Israeli aggression against Qatar and a call for a deterrent international stance.
Meanwhile, Hamas announced that its negotiating delegation, led by its head in Gaza, Khalil al-Hayya, survived the assassination attempt, and that its office director, Jihad Labad, his son, Humam al-Hayya, and three bodyguards, Abdullah Abdul Wahid, Moamen Hassouna, and Ahmed al-Mamluk, were killed.
The Israeli aggression against Qatar's sovereignty has drawn Arab and international condemnation, with calls for deterring Tel Aviv from its repeated attacks, which violate international law.
The attack on Qatar came despite its mediation role, alongside Egypt and with US participation, in indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israel aimed at reaching a prisoner exchange agreement and a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
