After October 7, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “instructed the Mossad to act against the heads of Hamas wherever they are.” In the months since, as mediators try to push Israel and Hamas toward ceasefire in Gaza, many of Israel’s most wanted terrorists have been killed — both from Hamas and from its ally, Hezbollah.

There has been added urgency to seal a deal from mediators United States, Egypt and Qatar after the recent targeted killings of leaders of Hamas and Hezbollah in Iran and Lebanon and vows of retaliation that have sparked fears of a wider regional war.