The Israeli Foreign Minister threatens to assassinate Hamas leaders who reside in Qatar
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said on Wednesday evening that his country will work to eliminate the leaders of Hamas movement, Ismail Haniyeh and Khaled Meshal.
Haniyeh is the head of the political bureau of the Hamas movement, while Meshaal is the head of Hamas abroad, and they both reside in Qatar.
Cohen told Israeli Channel 13, “We’ll work to eliminate Mashal and Haniyeh, as they won’t die a natural death”.
In a separate context, Cohen pointed out that “it’s a mistake to replace a foreign minister during a war”.
The Israeli channel 13 indicated that there is talk of replacing him with Energy Minister Yisrael Katz, with him in return assuming the energy portfolio.
Cohen said, “The responsible person is Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who didn’t speak to me about this issue, and if the Prime Minister asks me to do so, I’ll do so”.
Cohen added that he didn’t ask Netanyahu to keep him in his position, in which he has served since the formation of the government at the end of last year.
