Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated last evening that on Monday, following the murderous attacks in Jerusalem and Gaza, he instructed all security agencies to prepare for the possibility of eliminating Hamas leaders. Defense Minister Israel Katz fully supported this proposal. “This afternoon, in light of an operational opportunity and after consultation with all top security officials and with full backing, the Prime Minister and Defense Minister decided to implement the instruction given to the IDF and Shin Bet last evening, and they did so precisely and optimally,” read a joint statement from Netanyahu and Katz on Tuesday.
The Prime Minister and Defense Minister considered the operation in Doha fully justified, as this Hamas leadership initiated and organized the October 7 massacre and has not stopped carrying out murderous actions against Israel and its citizens since—including taking responsibility for this week’s attack in Jerusalem.
Netanyahu stated that the decision was only made after the Jerusalem attack, but that’s not entirely accurate: Since October 7, there has been a standing instruction to prepare for this possibility in...
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Only Hashem can release the hostages, so we pray that he will be gracious to them and preserve their lives, so when Hamas is defeated, they will come home !