TEL AVIV: Three sons of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh were killed in an air strike carried out by the Israeli Air Force on Wednesday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) informed.
The three sons of the Hamas leader, who were confirmed dead by the Israeli forces, were identified as Amir Haniyeh, a cell commander in the Hamas military wing, and Mohammad and Hazem Haniyeh.
āIAF aircraft struck Amir Haniyeh, a cell commander in the Hamas military wing, and Mohammad and Hazem Haniyeh, both Hamas military operatives, in central Gaza today. The IDF confirms that the 3 operatives are the sons of Ismail Haniyeh, the chairman of Hamasā political bureauā, IDF posted on its official X handle.
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IAF aircraft struck Amir Haniyeh, a cell commander in the Hamas military wing, and Mohammad and Hazem Haniyeh, both Hamas military operatives, in central Gaza today.
The IDF confirms that the 3 operatives are the sons of Ismail Haniyeh, the chairman of Hamasā political bureau. pic.twitter.com/8jhdcxiigj
ā Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) April 10, 2024
Four of Haniyehās grandchildren are also reported to have been killed in the strike on the Shati refugee camp on the first day of Eid al-Fitr, Al Jazeera reported.
Haniyeh, meanwhile, told Al Jazeera that Palestinian leaders will not back down if their families are targeted by the Israeli army, and that the killings will not affect Hamasās demands in the negotiations for a ceasefire.
In an interview with Al Jazeera Arabic, Haniyeh confirmed the killing of his children Hazem, Amir and Mohammad along with a number of his grandchildren on Wednesday. Al Jazeera reported citing the Shehab news agency that at least three grandchildren of the Hamas leader were also killed in the Israeli air strike.
Haniyeh said they were targeted as they were his visiting relatives for Eid at the Shati refugee camp. āThrough the blood of the martyrs and the pain of the injured, we create hope, we create the future, we create independence and freedom for our people and our nationā, Haniyeh said, adding that around 60 members of his family, including nieces and nephews, have been killed since the start of the war.
The Hamas political leader, who is based in the Gulf state of Qatar, decried what he described as Israelās brutality in Gaza and stressed that Palestinian leaders will not back down if their families and homes are targeted, Al Jazeera reported.
āThere is no doubt that this criminal enemy is driven by the spirit of revenge and the spirit of murder and bloodshed, and it does not observe any standards or lawsā, Haniyeh said. āWeāve seen it violate everything on the land of Gaza. There is a war of ethnic cleansing and genocide. There is mass displacementā, he added. (ANI)
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