'Israel' threatens to assassinate Hamas chief Khalil al-Hayya

• The threat aligns with 'Israel's' ongoing strategy of targeting top Hamas leadership, following the assassinations of Ismail Haniyeh and Yahya Sinwar.

‘Israeli’ Defense Minister Israel Katz has threatened to assassinate Khalil al-Hayya, the head of Hamas, stating that he would be the next target of ‘Israel’.

Katz said on X that "we have eliminated the leaders of Hamas in Gaza. Al Hayya's turn will also come, who will meet in the depths of hell with Haniyeh and his henchmen.”

ארדואן ממשיך לפרוס שטיח אדום למרצחי ואנסי החמאס, ולתמוך בפעילות הטרור שהם מקדמים מטורקיה יחד עם האחים המוסלמים נגד ישראל ונגד מדינות מוסלמיות חשובות באזור. חיסלנו את ראשי החמאס בעזה וגם תורו של אל-חייא יגיע ויישלח לפגוש את הנייה וחבריו במעמקי הגיהינום. https://t.co/r1wxDhnpzH

— ישראל כ”ץ Israel Katz (@Israel_katz) October 11, 2026

The warning comes amid ‘Israel's’ campaign targeting Hamas leadership both within the Gaza Strip and abroad following October 7.

Former Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed during a visit to Tehran in July 2024, while his successor, Yahya Sinwar, was killed by ‘Israeli’ forces in Gaza in October 2024.

On 9 September 2025, al-Hayya and other Hamas leaders were targeted by an 'Israeli' airstrike on a compound in Qatar.

Al-Hayya survived the attack, but his son Hammam and Hamas aide Jihad Labad were among those reported killed.