3 sons of the leader of Hamas are killed by an Israeli attack in Gaza

2024-04-11 12:59:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Three sons of the political leader of Hamas - the group declared a terrorist by the United States and the European Union - were killed by an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday.

Hamas said that four grandchildren of its leader were also killed in this attack.

Ismail Haniyeh's sons are among the highest-profile figures to have been killed so far in the war.

Israel said his sons were Hamas operatives, while Haniyeh accused Israel of acting "in a spirit of revenge and murder."

Their killing risks affecting internationally-brokered talks on a ceasefire in Gaza, which have begun to make progress in recent days, despite the parties still having significant differences on key issues.

They were also killed at a time when Israel is facing intense pressure - especially from its main ally, the US - to change the way it is conducting the war in Gaza, particularly when it comes to humanitarian aid to it. which the Palestinians need so much.

The President of the United States, Joe Biden, said that he believes that the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, is making a "mistake" in the way he is handling Gaza.

"I think what he is doing is wrong. I don't agree with his approach," Biden said in an interview with Univision - a Spanish-language television network.

The President of the United States, Joe Biden, said that he believes that the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, is making a "mistake" in the way he is handling Gaza.

"I think what he is doing is wrong. I don't agree with his approach," Biden said in an interview with Univision - a Spanish-language television network.

Israel launched the war in Gaza in response to a Hamas attack in southern Israel that killed 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapped 250 others, according to Israeli authorities.

More than 33,400 Palestinians have been killed in the ongoing fighting in Gaza, according to health officials in the Palestinian enclave, who do not distinguish between civilians and fighters when counting casualties. But, according to them, most of the killed are women and children.

Israel says it has killed 12,000 militants, but has not provided evidence for this./ REL