Doha Strike a Huge Blow to Hamas and Qatar, Opportunity for Israel … If It Succeeded

With Hamas refusing to release the hostages on Israel’s terms — and after a deadly terror shooting in Jerusalem on Monday and a deadly attack on an Israeli tank in Gaza the same day — Israel’s patience ran out. Elements of the Al-Qassam Brigades at the funeral of a terrorist killed in Gaza, in the city of Khan Yunis; February 13, 2025.

In the war against Iran and its allies that it has been waging since October 7, 2023, Israel has established a pattern of wiping out entire slates of enemy leaders.

Last September, Israel shocked Hezbollah and forced it into a humiliating ceasefire by killing its leader Hassan Nasrallah, half its leadership council, and its top military command.

In its opening strikes against Iran in June, Israel swiftly dispatched the Islamic Republic’s multiple top generals and nuclear scientists, among them Revolutionary Guards chief Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami, Armed Forces chief Maj. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, and missile chief Brig. Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh.

Two weeks ago, Israeli planes struck a meeting of the Houthi cabinet in Yemen, killing the Houthi prime minister and other senior ministers.

And in the Gaza Strip, all of Hamas’s senior military and civil leaders have been killed over the course of a 23-month campaign.

Published originally on September 9, 2025.

Read the full article at the Times of Israel.

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Lazar Berman

Lazar Berman is the diplomatic correspondent at the Times of Israel, where he also covers Christian Affairs. He holds an M.A. in Security Studies from Georgetown University and taught at Salahuddin University in Iraqi Kurdistan. Berman is a reserve captain in the IDF’s Commando Brigade and served in a Bedouin unit during his active service.