Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz threatened Hamas leaders abroad with assassination after a Gaza City strike killed a senior commander. Katz said Hamas leaders outside Palestine remained Israeli targets and invoked last year's failed strike on the movement's leadership in Qatar.

His threat followed an Israeli strike in Gaza City that killed Izz al-Din al-Beik, commander of the Qassam Brigades' Northern Gaza Brigade. Qatar had been hosting negotiations when Israel struck Hamas leaders in Doha in September 2025.