Unwilling, Unable, and Unavoidable: Analyzing the Legal Justifications and Aftermath of Israel’s Doha Strikes
By: Yehuda Gannon On September 9, 2025, the Israeli Air Force conducted “Operation Summit of Fire,” a targeted operation that sought to eliminate high-profile Hamas leaders living in Qatar. The list of targeted individuals included Khalil al-Hayya, Zaher Jabarin, Muhammed Ismail Darwish, and Khaled Mashal, all senior members of Hamas’s leadership. What distinguished this operation from previous Israeli […]