Israeli defence minister says Doha strike shows Hamas can be hit anywhere

Hamas terror leaders abroad known to be based in Doha include Khaled Mashaal, Zaher Jabarin, Mohammad Ismail Darwish, Mousa Abu Marzouk, Hussam Badran and Tahar Anunu.

According to Katz, "everyone who was involved in the Oct. 7 massacre will be brought to justice in full. Everyone who carries out terror against Israel will be harmed."

Katz warned that if Hamas "murderers and rapists" refuses Jerusalem's offer to end the war in exchange for the release of the remaining 48 hostages and full disarmament, its leaders will be eliminated and the Gaza Strip "will be ruined."

Otzma Yehudit Party Knesset lawmaker Tzvika Foghel told JNS on Wednesday, "The world cannot afford the existence of Islamo-Nazi terrorist organizations, much less the State of Israel, which has already suffered in the past from their cruelty and racism.

"Therefore, it is never too late, especially after the Simchat Torah massacre [October 7], which is more deadly than September 11!" he continued.

Foghel said Israel should press ahead with the war’s objectives "with all the means at its disposal," outlining five priorities: toppling Hamas and replacing it with a non-terrorist authority, securing the return of all hostages, demilitarizing Gaza, advancing Jewish settlement therein and eliminating Hamas's presence in Judea and Samaria.

"Only in this way will we succeed in ensuring the security of the residents of the State of Israel in the Land of Israel," he said.

Likud lawmaker Tally Gotliv told JNS, "I am proud of the leadership of the State of Israel, the prime minister who, with great courage, along with the minister of defense, carried out one of the most heroic plans to eliminate Hamas in Qatar.

"I believe this act will lead to progress in the deal to free our hostages and demonstrate the extraordinary and immense power of the State of Israel against enemies everywhere," she said. "Hamas must be eliminated. I am glad that this happened in a truly heroic operation. We must continue to work to subdue Hamas and return all our hostages."

Likud Knesset member Avichai Boaron told JNS that while "we don't know yet what the implications of this operation are, we know that the leadership of Hamas was hurt.

"We swore after Oct. 7 that we would destroy Hamas, including the leadership of this terror organization," Boaron said.

"Israel does everything it can to prevent citizens from getting hurt, while Hamas puts them in harm's way, killing babies and women. Our vow to our citizens to prevent future massacres and kidnappings led us to conduct this operation," he continued.

"Our purpose is to bring about an end to the war, and this could be one of the steps that leads to it on Israel's terms. When terrorists in Gaza understand that the leadership outside cannot help them anymore, they will realize they are losing, that nothing will stop us from winning and destroying them, and they will release the hostages," he said.

Speaking at an event hosted by the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem on Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he had kept his vow made in the wake of Oct. 7.

"At the beginning of the war, I promised that Israel would reach those who perpetrated this horror. And today, Israel and I have kept that promise," the prime minister said of the operation in Qatar.

"Now, much of the world, including much of the democratic world, or governments at least, have shamefully, shamefully forgotten October 7th. But I don’t forget, and Israel will never forget. Never," he added.