Israel Strikes Hamas Leadership in Qatar: The End Game

Just ten days after the Israeli Air Force all but decapitated the Yemeni Houthis’ leadership in one deft blow, and just under a year after the Israelis meted out a similar fate to Hezbollah’s senior commanders, Hamas’s Politburo abroad may have been eliminated in an Israeli airstrike.

In an unprecedented airstrike, Israel finally took long-threatened action against Hamas’s leadership inside Doha, Qatar – the senior members of which were apparently still taking shelter in Qatar’s capital city despite the government’s pledge to kick Hamas out at Washington’s request in November of last year.

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Noah Rothman

Noah Rothman is a senior writer at National Review. His third book, Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence, was published by Hachette in May 2026.

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Just ten days after the Israeli Air Force all but decapitated the Yemeni Houthis’ leadership in one deft blow, and just under a year after the Israelis meted out a similar fate to Hezbollah’s senior commanders, Hamas’s Politburo abroad may have been eliminated in an Israeli airstrike.

In an unprecedented airstrike, Israel finally took long-threatened action against Hamas’s leadership inside Doha, Qatar – the senior members of which were apparently still taking shelter in Qatar’s capital city despite the government’s pledge to kick Hamas out at Washington’s request in November of last year.

About the Author

Noah Rothman

Noah Rothman is a senior writer at National Review. His third book, Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence, was published by Hachette in May 2026.