Netanyahu says getting rid of Hamas chiefs in Qatar would remove main obstacle to Gaza deal
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hamas chiefs living in Qatar of endlessly dragging out the war.
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- Netanyahu stated removing Hamas leaders in Qatar would free hostages and end the Gaza war.
- Qatar condemned Israeli air strikes that targeted Hamas leaders in Doha, resulting in casualties.
- Hamas claims the attack aimed to derail ceasefire talks, reaffirming their conditions for ending the war.
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JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sept 13 that getting rid of Hamas chiefs living in Qatar would remove the main obstacle to releasing all hostages and ending the war in Gaza.
Israel targeted the Hamas leadership in Doha in air strikes that were condemned by Qatar, which has served as a venue for ceasefire talks.
Hamas has said five of its members, including a son of its exiled Gaza chief Khalil al-Hayya, were killed in the attack, but its senior leaders and members of its negotiating team survived.
Qatar has said that a member of its internal security forces was also killed.
“The Hamas terrorist chiefs living in Qatar don’t care about the people in Gaza. They blocked all ceasefire attempts in order to endlessly drag out the war,” Mr Netanyahu said in a post on social media platform X.
Hamas has described the Doha attack as an attempt by Israel to derail the ceasefire negotiations, and said it would not change the group’s terms for ending the war in Gaza.
Israel has demanded that Hamas free all remaining hostages held in Gaza and disarm. Hamas says it will not free all hostages without an agreement that would end the war, and will not give up its weapons until Palestinians have an independent state. REUTERS
