Israel has carried out an attack on the Hamas leadership in the Qatari capital Doha on Tuesday, Euronews has learned.

Israeli officials confirmed the strike targeted senior Hamas officials, further widening its campaign against the militant group in an operation dubbed "Summit of Fire".

“Today’s action against the top terrorist chieftains of Hamas was a wholly independent Israeli operation,” the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a post on social media.

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“Israel initiated it, Israel conducted it, and Israel takes full responsibility," the statement added.

Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz said in a joint statement on Tuesday that the green light for the strike was issued after the gunmen on Mon

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