In a statement Wednesday, the IDF claimed the three sons were 'three Hamas military operatives that conducted terrorist activity in the central Gaza Strip.'
Three sons of Hamas' political chief, Ismail Haniyeh, were killed in an Israeli airstrike in the central Gaza Strip on Wednesday, the IDF confirmed.
"The three operatives that were struck are Amir Haniyeh, a cell commander in the Hamas military wing, Mohammad Haniyeh, a military operative in the Hamas terrorist organization and Hazem Haniyeh, also a military operative in the Hamas terror organization," the IDF said in a statement. FILE - Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh speaks during a press briefing after his meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 26, 2024.Haniyeh said 60 of his family members have been killed in the ongoing war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas that began after Hamas' Oct. 7 attack in Israel.
The strike on one of Hamas' senior leaders' family comes amid failed attempts at a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas. On Wednesday, Israel's Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant responded to Biden's call in a media briefing.
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