Archive · 29 Sep 2026
Israel Defence Minister Threatens Hamas Leaders Abroad Amid Gaza War
Israel’s defence minister made a threat against Hamas leaders who live outside Gaza.
He said Israel may try to target them wherever they are.
The minister called them responsible for the October 7 attack.
That attack started the war in Gaza.
Israel says some people it is targeting in Gaza are militants.
Gaza has been badly affected by the war.
The minister said the Hamas leaders should not expect to live peacefully.
The statement was released in a video by his office on Tuesday.
Israel’s defence minister, Israel Katz, threatened to target Hamas leaders living outside Gaza.
Katz said those leaders were in the crosshairs and should not die peacefully in their beds.
He accused the Hamas leaders of playing a central role in the October 7 massacre.
The October 7 attack sparked the ongoing war in Gaza, according to the report.
Israel’s military continues targeting Palestinians it says are militants inside Gaza.
- Who
- Israel Defence Minister Israel Katz and Hamas leaders abroad.
- What
- Katz threatened to target Hamas leaders living outside Gaza.
- When
- Tuesday; the report also refers to the October 7, 2023 attack.
- Where
- Outside Gaza, while Israeli military operations continue inside Gaza.
- Why
- Katz said the Hamas leaders played a central role in the October 7 attack that sparked the Gaza war.
- Speaker
- Israel Defence Minister Israel Katz
- Target
- Hamas leaders residing outside Gaza
- Referenced attack
- The October 7, 2023 Hamas attack
- Conflict
- The Gaza war
- Israeli military activity
- The military continues targeting Palestinians it says are militants inside Gaza
- Statement format
- A video statement released by Katz’s office
- Timing
- Tuesday