If Israel did not kill Hamas leaders in an air strike on Qatar on Tuesday it would succeed next time, the Israeli ambassador to the United States said after the operation, which raised concerns it would torpedo efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza, APA reports, citing Reuters.
"Right now, we may be subject to a little bit of criticism. They'll get over it. And Israel is being changed for the better," Yechiel Leiter told Fox News' "Special Report" programme late on Tuesday.
"The region is being changed for the better as we remove these enemies of peace and these enemies of Western civilization from their ability to implement terrorism."
Israel attempted to kill the political leaders of Hamas with the attack in the Qatari capital Doha on Tuesday, escalating its military action in the Middle East in what the U.S. described as a unilateral attack that does not advance American and Israeli interests.
The operation was especially sensitive because mediator Qatar has been hosting negotiations aimed at securing a ceasefire in the Gaza war which has been raging for nearly two years.
"If we didn't get them this time, we'll get them the next time," said Leiter.
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