Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh says his three sons killed during Israeli strike at Gaza

Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh has claimed that an Israeli airstrike killed his three sons in Gaza on Wednesday. In a separate announcement, the Israeli army stated that “three Hamas operatives” had been killed and confirmed that they had been all sons of the “chairman of Hamas’ political bureau” .

In an interview with Al Jazeera, Haniyeh confirmed the deaths of his sons Hazem, Amir, and Mohammad. He stated that his grandchildren had been additionally killed within the strike.

“Through the blood of the martyrs and the ache of the injured, we create hope, we create the long run, we create independence and freedom for our folks and our nation,” the Hamas chief was quoted as saying by Al Jazeera.

He claimed that round 60 members of his household, together with nieces and nephews, had been killed because the begin of the battle between Israel and Palestine.

“There is little doubt that this prison enemy is pushed by the spirit of revenge and the spirit of homicide and bloodshed, and it doesn’t observe any requirements or legal guidelines,” Haniyeh stated. “We’ve seen it violate every little thing on the land of Gaza. There is a struggle of ethnic cleaning and genocide. There is mass displacement.”

The Israel-Hamas struggle, which has devastated Gaza, started on October 7, 2023, as Hamas fired 1000’s and 1000’s of rockets with none warning at civilian settlements in southern Israel. Hamas militants additionally infiltrated Israeli settlements, invaded properties, gunned down Israeli civilians, together with youngsters, and took a whole bunch of hostages. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instantly declared a state of struggle.

Slightly over six months after the struggle broke out, Hamas continues to carry greater than 100 folks taken hostage from Israel. According to Newsweek, the Israeli army stated a number of days in the past that 134 hostages, together with 11 overseas nationals, had been nonetheless being held hostage by Hamas, with 123 hostages launched.

Netanyahu has dominated out a ceasefire till and except all of the hostages taken by Hamas are let out.

Israel Defense Forces confirms killing of Haniyeh’s sons

The Israeli army posted near midnight on April 10, on the social community X: “IAF plane struck Amir Haniyeh, a cell commander within the Hamas army wing, and Mohammad and Hazem Haniyeh, each Hamas army operatives, in central Gaza as we speak.”

“The IDF confirms that the three operatives are the sons of Ismail Haniyeh, the chairman of Hamas’ political bureau,” the Israeli submit stated.

Who is Ismail Haniyeh?

Haniyeh is a Palestinian politician who’s seen as the general political chief of Hamas. He is the present chairman of Hamas’s political bureau, and relies within the Gulf state of Qatar.

The ongoing battle between Hamas and Israel accomplished six months on April 7. During the primary wave of the assault on October 7, Hamas reportedly killed 1,200 folks in southern Israel. The assault triggered the continuing Israel-Hamas struggle, which has resulted in an enormous variety of deaths in Gaza.