“The target was Hamas”: Netanyahu justifies Israeli attack in Qatar

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu once again justified this Sunday the attack launched by his country against Hamas members in the Qatari capital, Doha, arguing that the target was the Palestinian group and not the Arab country. In response to a question from Fox News about whether the aggression was worth it, which failed to assassinate Hamas leaders and provoked criticism from the U.S. Government and countries in the region, Netanyahu said he believed that Washington, like any self-respecting country, “does not let terrorists escape.”

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In this context, he recalled the death of the former Al Qaeda leader, Osama bin Laden, assassinated in 2011 in a U.S. operation in Pakistan, pointing out that the North American country “went after Bin Laden, not against Pakistan.” The same goes for the Israeli attack, he stated. “Our target was Hamas. Nothing more than that,” he reiterated. “I think it’s common sense. Everyone understands it, even those who protest against it,” he asserted. The Israeli attack on September 9 sought to eliminate the main leaders of the Palestinian group, who met in Doha to analyze the peace proposal for the Gaza Strip by US President Donald Trump. However, only five lower-ranking members and a Qatari security guard died in the attack. The aggression provoked a wave of international solidarity with Qatar and a condemnation against the Hebrew country.