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Three sons of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza Wednesday, an assassination that threatens to complicate ongoing negotiations aiming to secure a ceasefire and hostage deal.
The Israeli military confirmed it carried out the attack, describing the men as “three Hamas military operatives that conducted terrorist activity in the central Gaza Strip.”
Haniyeh said killing the sons of leaders would only make Hamas “more steadfast in our principles and adherence to our land.”
Israeli officials drew a distinction between the strike and the negotiations aiming to secure a ceasefire and hostage deal.
Two other Israeli officials said neither Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant had been told about the strike ahead of time.
