At slightest 10 household members of Hamas main Ismail Haniyeh person been killed successful an Israeli airtstrike, including his sister, according to officials successful Gaza.
The onslaught deed the Haniyeh household location successful Al-Shati exile camp, successful the bluish Gaza Strip, said Mahmud Basal, a spokesperson for the civilian defence bureau said.
Pictures amusement however the gathering was reduced to rubble, with rescuers moving astatine the scene. The victims were extracted and taken to the section hospital, wherever achromatic assemblage bags were laid retired connected the crushed and distraught mourners seen gathering.
The onslaught came conscionable weeks aft Haniyeh lost 3 sons and 4 grandchildren successful an Israeli airstrike connected their car nearby.
Before their deaths, Haniyeh was believed to person had 13 sons and daughters. The Qatar-based Hamas person said astatine the clip said that astir 60 members of his household had been killed since the warfare with Israel broke retired connected October 7.
Bodies of 10 people, including the sister of Hamas Political Bureau Chairman Ismail Haniyeh, are brought to al-Ahli Baptist Hospital aft the Israeli onslaught connected the Al-Shati exile camp
A antheral stands successful the rubble of the location of the sister of Ismail Haniyeh aft it was razed by Israeli bombardment
Ismail Haniyeh is the governmental bureau main of Hamas and is based successful Qatar
Haniyeh antecedently appeared calm erstwhile helium was told quality of the deaths of his 3 sons, Hazem, Mohammed and Amir, on with 4 of their children
The Gaza civilian defence bureau confirmed today's onslaught had killed 10 of the governmental bureau chief's relatives, including his sister Zahr Haniyeh.
He said a fig of bodies were apt inactive nether the rubble but 'we bash not person the indispensable equipment' to extract them.
Civil defence crews transferred the bodies to Al-Ahli infirmary successful adjacent Gaza City, Basal added, besides reporting 'several wounded' successful the attack.
The Israeli subject said it 'was alert of the reports but we cannot confirm' them.
Haniyeh antecedently appeared calm erstwhile helium was told news of the deaths of his 3 sons, Hazem, Mohammed and Amir, on with their children.
The household members were killed successful a onslaught which adjacent the al-Shati exile camp.
Israel claimed Mohammed and Hazem were Hamas subject operatives, portion Amir was a compartment commander.
Their father, 61, aboriginal confirmed the quality to Al Jazeera, telling the broadcaster: 'I americium grateful to God for the grant helium has fixed maine successful the deaths of 3 of my children and a fewer of my grandchildren.'
Men hunt done the rubble of the house, with rescuers saying they lacked the instrumentality to retrieve each the victims
The onslaught is said to person deed the Haniyeh household location successful Al-Shati exile camp, successful the bluish Gaza Strip
Distraught relatives of the deceased look astatine assemblage bags of the victims of an airstrike
Bodies of 10 people, including the sister of Hamas Political Bureau Chairman Ismail Haniyeh, are brought to al-Ahli Baptist Hospital
'My sons were awarded this honor. They remained with our Palestinian radical successful Gaza, did not permission and did not run,' helium said, adding: 'The humor of my sons is not dearer than the humor of our people.'
The panic person deed retired astatine Israel, stating they were 'driven by the tone of revenge' and claimed astir 60 members of his household had been killed since the commencement of the war.
Hamas's unprecedented onslaught connected confederate Israel which connected October 7 resulted successful the deaths of 1,195 people, mostly civilians, according to a tally based connected authoritative Israeli figures.
Israel's blistering air, onshore and oversea run since past has killed astatine slightest 37,626 radical successful Gaza, besides mostly civilians, according to the territory's wellness ministry.
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