
Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz threatened on Tuesday to target Hamas leaders abroad, declaring in a video statement that “Hamas leaders abroad are also in the crosshairs. None of these despicable murderers, who played a central role in the October 7 massacre, should die peacefully in their beds” .
The announcement came as Israel confirmed it killed Hamas commander Izz al-Din al-Beik in an airstrike in Gaza. Al-Beik, described as a leader of the October 7, 2023, attack, had commanded Hamas forces in northern Gaza. Both Israel and Hamas confirmed his death, with Reuters reporting a second person also died in the strike .
In the West Bank, Israeli forces conducted overnight raids in Jalud, Qaryut, and Al-Mughayyir, where settlers set homes and vehicles ablaze and beat an elderly woman, according to local reports. The military said it attempted to return a Palestinian family to their home in Jalud after a “nationalist crime” forced them out, but violence prevented the mission’s completion. Over 100 settlers blocked roads, burned tires, and threw stones at security forces, leading to two arrests .
Qatar’s prime minister accused Israel of undermining mediation efforts, stating in an interview that “every effort that Qatar was trying to put to mediate to end this war was always undermined by Netanyahu and his extremists” .
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