Three sons of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh have been reportedly killed in an Israeli assault in Gaza on Wednesday.
Al Jazeera Arabic reported that three of Haniyeh’s sons and several other of his grandchildren have been killed in an Israeli assault on a car within the Shati camp in northern Gaza.
Particular images for Al Jazeera of the scene the place Israel focused a automotive within the Seaside camp, ensuing within the deaths of three sons of Hamas Political Bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh and several other of his grandchildren.#News #Gaza_War pic.twitter.com/JhVWlPM4gG
– Al Jazeera Channel (@AJArabic) April 10, 2024
Haniyeh, primarily based within the Qatari capital Doha, subsequently confirmed the information in statements printed by the Hamas-affiliated Shehab information company.
“All our folks and all of the households residing in Gaza have paid a heavy value within the blood of their youngsters, and I’m one in every of them,” Haniyeh stated, referring to his sons as “martyrs.”
Shehab recognized the three sons as Hazem, Amir and Mohammad Haniyeh. Hazem’s daughter Amal, Amir’s son Khalid and daughter Rezan have been additionally killed, the company stated.
Haniyeh reportedly has a complete of 13 youngsters.
An unnamed safety supply confirmed to Israeli public broadcaster Kan that Haniyeh’s sons have been the goal of the assault.
Final week, Israeli media reported that police arrested a sister of Haniyeh in southern Israel for alleged safety crimes. The sister is an Israeli resident and is reportedly accused of getting contact with Hamas.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Overseas Minister Hakan Fidan expressed their condolences to Haniyeh by phone on Wednesday, Turkish state information company Anadolu Information Company reported.
Turkey imposed a sequence of export restrictions on Israel earlier this week in retaliation for Israel’s refusal to simply accept a Turkish request to drop support to Gaza.
In a televised tackle earlier on Wednesday, Erdogan reiterated that his nation’s embargoes would proceed till a ceasefire is reached within the Palestinian enclave and uninterrupted humanitarian support flows to Gaza.
Israel has killed a lot of Hamas leaders within the battle. Final month, the Israeli army confirmed that the group’s deputy army chief, Marwan Issa, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza. In January, a senior Hamas official Saleh al-Arouri was killed in an explosion in Beirut that was broadly blamed on Israel.
Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari confirmed afterward Wednesday that Israel carried out the assault. In a submit on Hagari described Amir, Mohammad and Hazem as army brokers in Hamas.
Rina Bassist contributed to this report.
