ALBAWABA - Three children of Ismail Haniyeh, the current chairman of Hamas’s political bureau, were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza.
In an interview with Al Jazeera, Haniyeh identified the children who were killed in the attack as Hazem, Amir and Mohammad and added that some of his grandchildren were also killed in the Israeli airstrike.
The leader of Hamas told Al Jazeera after the news of the killing of his three children and some of his grandchildren. He said: "I thank God for this honor that he bestowed upon us with the martyrdom of my three sons and some grandchildren."
Haniyeh further added that he was proud that his children refused to get out of the Gaza Strip and decided to remain there and that "Through the blood of the martyrs and the pain of the injured, we create hope, we create the future, we create independence and freedom for our people and our nation," he added to Al Jazeera.
Haniyeh confirmed that the Israeli army targeted his sons while they were visiting relatives to mark Eid Al-Fitr at Shati Camp in northern Gaza.
