Three sons of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh had been killed in an Israeli assault in Gaza on Wednesday, the Palestinian chief and the Israeli military mentioned, because the struggle continues after greater than six months.
Haniyeh, who lives in Qatar, informed Al Jazeera that three of his sons and a few of his grandchildren had been killed when their automotive was hit.
The lethal assault got here as there have been no indicators of progress in mediation efforts led by america, Egypt and Qatar, in search of a halt to the combating.
“As we speak three of my sons, Hazem, Amir and Mohammed, and a few of my grandchildren had been tortured” throughout the assault on their automotive, the political head of the Palestinian militant group informed Al Jazeera.
Numerous media experiences and Hamas statements gave various loss of life tolls for the strike.
An Israeli army assertion mentioned its forces killed “three Hamas operatives” who had been “en route to hold out terrorist actions” in central Gaza, figuring out them as Amir, Mohammed and Hazem Haniyeh.
“The IDF (Israeli Military) confirms that the operatives are three youngsters of Ismail Haniyeh,” the assertion mentioned, including that they had been members of Hamas’s army wing.
In accordance with Al Jazeera, a drone hit the household’s automotive within the Al-Shati refugee camp within the northern Gaza Strip.
AFP footage confirmed Palestinians in Gaza Metropolis inspecting the badly broken and charred automobile.
It mentioned Haniyeh was visiting injured Palestinians evacuated from Gaza to obtain therapy at a hospital in Doha when he acquired information of the strike.
The Hamas chief responded defiantly, saying that “the (Israeli) occupation believes… that it’s going to break the resolve of our individuals” by concentrating on leaders of the actions and their members of the family.
Haniyeh mentioned the lethal assault will fail to drive Hamas’s hand in negotiations for a ceasefire and the discharge of hostages.
“In the event that they (Israel) suppose that attacking my youngsters… on the top of those talks and earlier than the motion’s response, in the event that they suppose that this can drive Hamas to alter its positions, then they’re deluding themselves ”, he added.
“The blood of my youngsters isn’t extra valuable than the blood of the Palestinian individuals,” he mentioned.
“We won’t give in to our calls for,” he added.
Haniyeh additionally informed Al Jazeera that in complete, virtually “60 members of my household had been martyred, together with my grandchildren, my brother’s sons, my sister’s sons and my cousins.”
The combating was sparked by Hamas’ assault on southern Israel on October 7, which resulted within the deaths of 1,170 individuals, largely civilians, Israeli figures present.
Israel’s retaliatory offensive has killed no less than 33,482 individuals, largely girls and youngsters, in Hamas-held territory, based on the Well being Ministry.
