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3 sons and three grandchildren of top Hamas leader are killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza (apnews.com)

submitted 5 months ago by Linkerbaan to c/world

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Three sons and three grandchildren of Hamas ' top political leader were killed Wednesday by an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, and the leader accused Israel of acting in “the spirit of revenge and murder.”

In his interview with Al Jazeera, Haniyeh said the killings would not pressure Hamas into softening its positions.

“The enemy believes that by targeting the families of the leaders, it will push them to give up the demands of our people,” he said. “Anyone who believes that targeting my sons will push Hamas to change its position is delusional.”

“The criminal enemy is driven by the spirit of revenge and murder and does not value any standards or laws,” he said in the phone interview.

The strike came as Palestinians in Gaza marked a muted Eid al-Fitr holiday, which ends the holy fasting month of Ramadan, by visiting the graves of loved ones killed in the war.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Contrary to Linkerbaan's claims, this is mentioned in the article.

From the article:

Israel said they were Hamas operatives

Separate bit from the article:

The Israeli military said Mohammed and Hazem were Hamas military operatives and that Amir was a cell commander. It said they had conducted militant activity in the central Gaza Strip, without elaborating.

What this article fails to contain is any sort of rebuttal - the closest it comes is this, which isn't a rebuttal or denial:

Haniyeh accused Israel of acting in “the spirit of revenge and murder.”

I can't find any sources claiming the three were civilians. So to reiterate: Israel killed 7 people, claiming 3 were military targets and 4 were civilian collateral damage. Hamas (or rather, the Hamas leader who was the dead people's patriarch) claimed the killings were an act of revenge. Both can be true, and I can't find any sources rebutting either claim.