Israel targets Hamas leadership in Qatar

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Tuesday that they conducted a strike against the “top leadership” of Hamas in Qatar’s capital of Doha. They claimed the targeted officials are “directly responsible for carrying out the October 7 massacre and managing the war against the State of Israel.” The IDF added that it took steps to minimize harm to civilians, “including the use of precision weaponry and additional intelligence information.” There is currently no information on casualties.

Trump said to have greenlit Israel’s Qatar op

United States President Donald Trump greenlit Israel’s plan to strike Hamas leadership in Qatar before it materialized, Channel 12 reported on Tuesday, citing an Israeli official. The source added that Hamas Political Bureau Chairman Khaled Mashal was among the group’s delegates present in Qatar at the moment of the strike. Israel previously tried to assassinate Mashal in Jordan in 1997, during his first tenure as the organization’s head. After conducting the strike, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) insisted that the targets were “directly responsible for carrying out the October 7 massacre and managing the war against the State of Israel.” Previously, Trump warned Hamas to accept a new ceasefire deal with Israel, labeling it as his “last warning.”

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