Three children and three grandchildren of Ismail Haniyeh, leader of the Hamas political office, died in a direct Israeli attack, as he himself acknowledged in an interview with the Al Jazeera channel, which points out that “dozens” of his relatives have been killed so far. in the current war, specifically 60, according to Haniyeh himself.
“Through the blood of the martyrs and the pain of the wounded, we create hope, we create the future, we create independence and freedom for our people and our nation,” declared Haniyeh, who resides in Doha, Qatar. Her home in Gaza was destroyed by an Israeli bombardment in November. Palestinian sources announced the names of the deceased as Hazem, Amir and Mohamed, which were confirmed by Haniyeh.
61 years old and the father of a large family, when he was appointed prime minister of the Palestinian government in Gaza, after winning the Hamas elections in 2006, Ismail Haniyeh lived in the Al Shati refugee camp, next to Gaza City, precisely the place of the deadly bombing. Those murdered were visiting relatives – probably on the occasion of Eid el Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan – and were at that time in a car with their children when they suffered the impact. Three children were killed and a fourth was injured.
“The criminal enemy is driven by a spirit of revenge and murder and does not value any standards or laws,” Haniyeh said in the telephone interview with Al Jazeera, adding: “The enemy believes that by attacking the families of the leaders, the “It will force us to give up the demands of our people. Anyone who believes that attacking my children will push Hamas to change its position is delusional.”
