Israel has launched 'significant' operation in Gaza, Netanyahu tells court

Dubai: Israel has launched a "significant" operation in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday during testimony in court.

The Israeli prime minister's office reiterated in an X post that Israel's attack on Hamas leaders in Doha was a "wholly independent" Israeli operation.

Axios reported earlier that Prime Minister Netanyahu informed US President Donald Trump that Israel planned to attack Hamas leaders in Qatar before last week's strike occurred. 

The September 9 strike targeting leaders of the Palestinian militant group in Doha was a significant escalation of Israeli military action in a region shaken by conflict since the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, attacks that ignited the Gaza war.