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