Netanyahu: Getting rid of Hamas leaders in Gaza would end war, free hostages

Reports by numerous Israeli media outlets state that the prime minister's social media post largely implies that the Israeli strike in Doha to take out top-ranking Hamas officials had failed.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed Hamas for blocking ceasefire attempts in Gaza, specifically Hamas leaders living abroad, in a post on X/Twitter.

"The Hamas terrorists chiefs living in Qatar don't care about the people in Gaza," Netanyahu wrote.

"They blocked all ceasefire attempts in order to endlessly drag out the war. Getting rid of them would rid the main obstacle to releasing all our hostages and ending the war."

Reports by numerous Israeli media outlets state that the prime minister's social media post largely implies that the Israeli strike in Doha to take out top-ranking Hamas officials had failed.

Prior reports that Hamas officials likely survived

This comes two days after an Israeli official told The Jerusalem Post of the increased likelihood that no senior Hamas officials were killed in the strike.

Some senior Hamas officials are believed to have been injured, although this has not yet been fully confirmed.

The same day, a Qatari expert told The Media Line also that the Hamas officials who were targeted had survived.

Amichai Stein and Giorgia Valente/The Media Line contributed to this report.