BREAKING NEWS: Israeli academic targets Türkiye! Dr. Meir Masri issues scandalous threat to Türkiye: "Anyone who attacks Doha may also attack Ankara. Today it's Qatar, tomorrow it's you."

MILLİYET.COM.TR / The Israeli army carried out an attack on a negotiating team consisting of senior Hamas officials in Doha, the capital of Qatar, on Tuesday.

In the operation, dubbed "Judgment Day," a delegation of prominent Hamas figures such as Khalil al-Hayya, Khaled Meshaal, Zaher Jabbarin, and Musa Abu Marzouk was struck by 10 Israeli Air Force warplanes and drones. The operation, notably conducted 1,800 kilometers from Israel, was also targeted.

'RESPONSIBILITY BELONGS TO ISRAEL'

In a joint statement, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the domestic intelligence agency Shin Bet said, "A targeted operation was carried out targeting Hamas's senior leadership. The cabinet was briefed before the attack," while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel bears full responsibility for the attacks.

'A STEP THAT CONTINUES WAR, NOT PEACE'

Following the attack, international reactions were swift. Numerous countries, including Turkey , Qatar , the UAE, and Jordan, strongly condemned the attack. Turkey strongly condemned Israel's attack on the Hamas negotiating team in Doha, describing it as a step "aimed at perpetuating war, not peace." The Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized its support for Qatar and called on the international community to halt Israel's aggression.

Targeted Türkiye

Meanwhile, Israeli academic Dr. Meir Masri's successive posts on the social media platform X further escalated tensions in the region. Masri, who teaches geopolitics and political science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and frequently defends Israeli policies in the international press, directly targeted Turkey in his posts in Arabic, Turkish, and Hebrew.

'I AM THE SYMBOL OF TRUST'

According to leading Israeli newspaper Maariv, Masri said in his first post , "The attack in Doha was known weeks ago, I announced it. My name is now a symbol of trust in the Arab world."

"THOSE WHO ATTACK DOHA MAY ALSO ATTACK ANKARA"

He then said, "Qatar is not a mediator, it is Hamas 's accomplice." The most striking message on social media came in Turkish: " Whoever attacks Doha can also attack Ankara," Masri's words set social media ablaze.

'ADVICE TO ERDOĞAN'

Masri's threats didn't stop there. He also posted a Turkish post targeting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan , saying, "Advice to Erdoğan: Look around you!" He then went on to share, "Today Qatar, tomorrow Turkey," and published a photo of Erdoğan shaking hands with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, whom Israel had previously killed in Iran.

"WE ARE NOT AFRAID OF Türkiye"

Meanwhile, an Israeli official told Al Arabiya, "We are not afraid of Turkey, but we do not want conflict either. We will strike wherever the threat comes from."

WHAT HAPPENED?

Israel launched an airstrike on a building in Doha, the Qatari capital, where senior Hamas officials were meeting. Hamas announced that its leaders and negotiating team in Qatar had survived an Israeli assassination attempt.

The statement reported that the Israeli attack killed Jihad Lebed, the office manager of Khalil Hayye, a member of the Hamas Political Bureau; Khalil Hayye's son, Hemmam Hayye; Hamas members Abdullah Abdulvahid, Mumin Hassune, Ahmed al-Mamluk and Qatari police officer Badr Saad Mohammed al-Hamidi.