Israeli Air Attack Kills 3 Sons And 4 Grandchildren Of Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh

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JAKARTA - Three sons and four grandchildren of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh were killed in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, on Wednesday 11 April. This information was disclosed by the Palestinian militia group and from the Haniyeh family.

The Israeli military confirmed the attack, and described Haniyeh's three sons as members of Hamas' armed wing.

Haniyeh's three sons, Hazem, Amir, and Mohammad, died when the car they were driving was bombed at the Al-Shati camp in Gaza. Haniyeh's four grandchildren, consisting of three women and one male, were also killed in the attack.

When asked about the four grandchildren of Palestinian Hamas leaders who were killed in the airstrikes, the Israeli military admitted there was no information about it at this time.

Haniyeh, based in Qatar, has been a tough figure in Hamas' international diplomacy when the war with Israel broke out in Gaza.

"My brother's blood is no more valuable than the blood of our people," said 61-year-old Haniyeh, who has 13 sons and daughters according to Hamas sources to Al Jazeera TV.

The three sons and four grandchildren of Haniyeh are currently visiting their families on the first day of Eid al-Fitr in Sahati, a refugee camp in Gaza City.

Hamas on Tuesday said they were studying the Israeli ceasefire proposal in the more than six months-long Gaza war. Israel is called stubborn because it does not meet any demands from the Palestinian side.

"Our demands are clear and specific, and we will not give concessions to these demands. The enemy will tell me if they think that targeting my children, at the climax of the negotiations and before the movement sends its response, will encourage Hamas to change its position," Haniyeh said.

Haniyeh's eldest son confirmed through a post on Facebook that his three brothers were dead. Thank you to God who respects us for the martyrdom of my brothers, Hazem, Amir and Mohammad and their children," wrote Abdel-Greetings Haniyeh.

Appointed as the leader of the Hamas group in 2017, Haniyeh has moved between T\"urki and Qatar's capital, Doha to avoid Israeli-imposed travel restrictions in blockaded Gaza.

These conditions allow him to act as a negotiator in the latest ceasefire negotiations or communicate with Hamas' main ally, Iran.

Israel regards all Hamas leaders as terrorists.