JERUSALEM, Israel – In an unprecedented move on Tuesday, Israel targeted the top leadership of Hamas living in Doha, the capital of Qatar.

Some believe the attack could help bring the nearly two-year war in Gaza to an end.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended the attack on Thursday, announcing, "At noon today, I convened the heads of Israel's security organizations and authorized a surgical precision strike on the terrorist chiefs of Hamas. These are the same terrorists who planned – terrorist chiefs who planned, launched, and celebrated – the horrific massacres of October 7 th .”

The prime minister confirmed that Israel carried out the strike alone.

"On this day, as in previous days, Israel acted wholly independently, wholly independently, and we take full responsibili

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