IDF, Shin Bet confirm killing Haniyeh’s sons, say the three were Hamas operatives ‘en route to carry out terror activity’

By Emanuel Fabian

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10 April 2024, 8:18 pm

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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

A man gestures in front of the car in which three sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh were reportedly killed in an Israeli air strike in al-Shati camp, west of Gaza City on April 10, 2024. (AFP)

The IDF and Shin Bet confirm killing three sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in a strike in Gaza City’s Shati camp earlier today, saying the three were operatives in the terror group.

According to the IDF and Shin Bet, Amir Haniyeh was a squad commander in the Hamas military wing, while Hazem and Mohammad Haniyeh were lower-ranking operatives, also in the military wing.

Three sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, who were allegedly killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza on April 10, 2024. (Photo distributed on Palestinian Telegram channels)

The IDF says that the trio were “en route to carry out terror activity in the area of central Gaza” when they were struck.

A military source says the IDF is aware of reports that additional members of the Haniyeh family, including a minor, were hit in the strike. Hamas media said two of Haniyeh’s grandchildren were killed and a third was wounded.