Israel kills 3 sons of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Gaza strike
According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) the three sons of Ismail Haniyeh, who died in an airstrike, were part of the Hamas military wing and were involved in holding Israeli hostages.
Ismail Haniyeh is the political bureau head of Hamas and lives in Qatar.
IDF said that the three were part of Hamas’s military wing Qassim Brigades.
Haniyeh’s sons, Hazel, Amir, and Mohammed were killed in an Israeli airstrike on the car they were driving in the Al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City.
Haniyeh’s four grandchildren were also killed in the attack. The senior Hamas leader had on Wednesday confirmed that his sons and grandchildren were killed in Israel airstrike.
Ismail Haniyeh in a statement said, “Thanks God for bestowing upon us the honour of their martyrdom”.
Israel’s Prime Minister’s office said that PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant were not in the know of the airstrike.
According to sources in the Prime Minister’s office, the airstrike, which took place on Wednesday, was ordered by a Colonel in IDF’s southern command and was an operational necessity on the ground.
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