From Report: Israel struck Hamas in Qatar after ditching similar operation in NATO member Turkey
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The Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar reports, citing Egyptian sources, that Israel struck Hamas’s headquarters in Qatar after deciding not to pursue an operation in Turkey, where many Hamas leaders also reside.
According to the sources, Netanyahu’s government chose to act in Qatar out of the belief that the Trump administration could handle the issue with Qatar, unlike with Turkey, because of its NATO membership.
The report did not elaborate on the timing of the planned operation in Turkey.
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