From Herzog says top Hamas political leader was targeted for objecting to Gaza deal
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Hamas leader Khalil Al-Hayya is seen outside the VIP hall at the Rafah border crossing with Egypt in the southern Gaza Strip on March 15, 2021. (Said Khatib/AFP)
Israel targeted senior Hamas political leader Khalil al-Hayya yesterday because he stood in the way of a hostage release-ceasefire deal in Gaza, says President Isaac Herzog.
“We targeted Khalil al-Hayya because he objected to a deal on Gaza. He kept saying ‘Yes, but’ in negotiations,” Herzog tells The Daily Mail.
“He is number one in Hamas and has the blood of thousands of Israelis on his hands,” says Herzog.
The president is on a three-day visit to the UK, and will meet British Prime Minister Keir Starmer today.
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