The Israeli military announced what it called a precise operation to kill members of Hamas in Gaza on Thursday, a day after a strike there killed relatives of one of the group’s most senior leaders.
Ismail Haniyeh, who leads the political wing of Hamas from exile, said three of his sons had been killed in the Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza on Wednesday.
The Israeli military said that the three Haniyeh sons it killed — Amir, Mohammad and Hazem — were active in Hamas’s military operations, Amir as a cell commander and his brothers as lower-level operatives.
One of the brothers was also involved in holding hostages, the Israeli military said, without specifying which one.
The strike came as international negotiators work to broker a cease-fire in Gaza and secure the release of hostages held in the enclave.
Persons:
Ismail Haniyeh, Haniyeh’s, — Amir, Mohammad, Hazem —, Amir
Organizations:
Hamas
Locations:
Gaza