Current sectionOpinionOpinion Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeTime will tell whether the Israeli army operation in Qatar took out its targeted terrorists. But it is not too early to contemplate whether all objectives were Hamas-related, or if the operation also served Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's personal interestsSeptember 11, 2025While we all wait to hear the fate of the Hamas operatives targeted by Israel's strike in Doha on Tuesday, the timing of the operation suggests that it had three other, more pernicious targets: the Trump administration's plan to end the Gaza war; the Saudi-French initiative at the UN for Gaza's "day after"; and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's need to distance himself from the ongoing investigation into his staffers' alleged ties to Qatar.In the NewsLebanon Says 18 Killed, 124 Wounded in Israeli Strikes Over Past DayLebanon Says 18 Killed, 124 Wounded in Israeli Strikes Over Past DayIsrael Has Lost Big Time in the Court of Public Opinion, Credit to NetanyahuJerusalem Day, the Palestinian KristallnachtNetanyahu May Be Crumbling, but His Regime Is Alive and WellRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Hasidic Jews Behind Florida's Giant Golden Trump StatueStarlink Users, Beware – Israeli Tech Can Reveal Your IdentityIt Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in GazaIsraeli Artists Slam Venice Biennale Participation: 'Again, Israel as a Victim'Welcome to the Most Shameful Day in the Jewish CalendarIsraeli Teens Storm Muslim Quarter in Old City, Haaretz Reporter Attacked