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Israel seeks to kill Hamas leaders hiding abroad after war ends
December 1, 2023

Israel’s intelligence services are seeking to kill Hamas leaders around the world after the war ends, Israeli officials told WSJ. The report, published on Thursday, cited Israeli sources claiming that the country has already started the preparation for targeted killings abroad. “The question now for Israeli leaders isn’t about whether to try to kill Hamas leaders elsewhere in the world, but where—and how, the officials said,” claims WSJ. The terrorist group’s members are known to hide across the Middle East: in Lebanon, Qatar and Turkey – but Israeli officials have explicitly said that this shall be no obstacle in the nation’s quest for Hamas elimination. Earlier in November, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated at a press conference: “I have instructed the Mossad to act against the heads of Hamas wherever they are.” READ MORE

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