Hamas senior official Bassem Naim, one of the targets of Israel’s attempted strike on top leaders in Doha, threatened Thursday that the IDF’s operation to take over Gaza City runs the risk of harming the hostages still held captive by the terror group.

“The operation in Gaza City will be met with fierce resistance, and the death and destruction that the enemy tries to bring to Gaza’s streets will befall its soldiers,” the Hamas politburo member said in an interview with the Qatari outlet Al-Araby, in his first appearance since being targeted in the September 9 strike.

“Those who harm us during the operation in Gaza City will also harm the hostages, living and dead,” he warned.

Naim was targeted alongside other Hamas leaders in the Qatari capital last week, as the terror group’s brass was said to be meeting to discuss a US-sponsored hostage-ceasefire proposal.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lauded the strike as a success at the time, saying it could open the door for an immediate end to the war. Hamas called the........

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