Khalil al-Hayya makes first TV appearance since Israel targeted him in Doha

Khalil al-Hayya, a senior official in Hamas' political bureau, made a pre-recorded statement that aired in Qatar overnight, in his first televised appearance since Israel targeted him and other Hamas officials in Doha last month.

Hamas's top officials survived a strike which killed six people and sparked international condemnation, including a rebuke from US President Donald Trump.

The Hamas leader remained defiant in the interview, saying he drew no distinction between those killed in the attack on Doha, including his son, and the tens of thousands who have been killed during Israel's two year war on Gaza.

"We hope that their blood will pave the way to victory, the way to Jerusalem, the way to the disgrace of the occupation, and the way to the dignity and triumph of the nation," he said in the video aired by Al Araby Television Network in Qatar.

The video was broadcast as Israeli and Hamas negotiators began heading to Cairo on Sunday for indirect talks aimed at ending the fighting in Gaza, according to Egyptian media.