Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh said three of his sons and his grandsons were killed during an Israeli bombing in Gaza City’s Shati Camp. He told news agency Al Jazeera that he was grateful that his sons were ‘awarded this honour’.
A separate report by Haaretz said that the three sons who died were Hazem Haniyeh, Amir Haniyeh and Mohammad Haniyeh. His grandchildren Amal Haniyeh, daughter of Hazem Haniyeh, and Khalid and Razan Haniyeh (children of Amir Haniyeh) were also killed in the attack.
Haniyeh said that the death of his children will not affect Hamas’s ceasefire demands, according to a separate report by Reuters.
The Israeli news agency Haaretz also released a video which showed Hamas chief listening in on a phone call as an official standing next to him held the phone close to him. It appears from the video that Ismail Haniyeh was being apprised of the deaths of his sons and grandchildren.
A spokesperson from the Israeli police confirmed that it was Haniyeh’s sister, said she is “suspected of having contact with Hamas operatives and identifying with the organisation, while inciting and supporting acts of terrorism in Israel”.
