The IDF has killed three sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh during a bombing in Gaza City’s Al Shati camp, according to local media reports.
The Hamas-affiliated news agency Shehab announced the deaths of Haniyeh's three sons — Hazem Ismail Haniyeh, Amir Ismail Haniyeh and Muhammad Ismail Haniyeh — on Wednesday, and the Iranian-aligned Lebanese news outlet al-Mayadeen reported that the Israeli bomb strike also killed several of Haniyeh’s grandchildren.
#صورة| أبناء رئيس المكتب السياسي لحركة حماس إسماعيل هنية، الذين ارتقوا جراء قصف صهيوني استهدفهم برفقة 3 من أبنائهم، في مخيم الشاطئ، قبل قليل:
— وكالة شهاب للأنباء (@ShehabAgency) April 10, 2024
- الشهيد حازم إسماعيل هنية وابنته آمال.
- الشهيد أمير إسماعيل هنية وابنه خالد، وابنته رزان.
- الشهيد محمد إسماعيل هنية. pic.twitter.com/IUs0mm3CxP
The JC has contacted a spokesperson for the IDF to confirm this report.
According to these reports, the Haniyeh family members were killed in a vehicle in the Al Shati refugee camp in the northern Gaza strip, an area that has been under IDF control for several months.
Haniyeh, who is chairman of the Hamas’ political bureau, lives in Qatar and was seen reacting to the news in a brief clip shared by Shehab on X.
#شاهد| لحظة تلقي رئيس المكتب السياسي لحماس إسماعيل هنية خبر استشهاد ثلاثة من أولاده مع عدد من أبنائهم pic.twitter.com/lt5M8HZgL3
— وكالة شهاب للأنباء (@ShehabAgency) April 10, 2024
In October, 14 members of Haniyeh’s family were reportedly killed during an Israeli airstrike.
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