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Hamas Leader's Son Seriously Injured in Israeli Strike on Gaza
(MENAFN) The son of senior Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya sustained serious injuries in an Israeli airstrike that struck Gaza City's Daraj neighborhood, the Palestinian militant group confirmed late Wednesday.
Speaking directly to media, al-Hayya identified Hamza al-Sharbasi as among those killed in the attack, while his son Azzam and multiple others were left with critical wounds.
Al-Hayya characterized the strike as "an extension of the Israeli aggression against our people everywhere," drawing a direct connection between the bombing and what he described as deliberate Israeli efforts to coerce Palestinian negotiators through "killing, terror and intimidation."
The Hamas leader said the strike carried an unmistakable political signal — that Palestinian officials and their families were not beyond reach — framing it as a calculated attempt to force negotiators into submission.
Without directly addressing whether Azzam was the primary target, al-Hayya alleged that Israel "claims responsibility when operations succeed and invents different justifications when they fail," warning that targeted assassinations had become routine under what he described as a coordinated campaign of intimidation.
He defiantly rejected any suggestion that such tactics would fracture Palestinian resolve, insisting that Palestinians "will not leave their land and will not surrender."
Al-Hayya further accused Israel of systematically breaching the terms of the first phase of the ceasefire deal, citing Gaza's Health Ministry figures showing more than 850 Palestinians killed and thousands more wounded over the past seven months, compounded by deliberate restrictions on humanitarian aid and widespread food insecurity.
Hamas, he said, had been submitting daily ceasefire violation reports to mediating parties and guarantors, with a pointed appeal to Washington to exert pressure on Tel Aviv to honor its commitments.
His statements followed a deadly afternoon in which five Palestinians — among them a police officer — were killed and several others wounded in Israeli strikes hitting civilian gatherings and a police vehicle across northern and southern Gaza.
Hamas formally accused Israel on Wednesday of escalating its military campaign in direct violation of the ceasefire framework, urging the United States and regional mediators to intervene immediately and stop the offensive.
The Sharm el-Sheikh ceasefire agreement — brokered under the joint sponsorship of Egypt, the United States, Qatar and Turkey — was signed in October 2025 and took effect on October 10. Since then, Israel's continued violations have resulted in the deaths of 837 Palestinians and injuries to 2,381 others, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.
The agreement drew a formal end to a two-year war that erupted on October 8, 2023 — a conflict that claimed the lives of more than 72,000 Palestinians, wounded upwards of 172,000 others, and left approximately 90% of Gaza's civilian infrastructure in ruins.
Speaking directly to media, al-Hayya identified Hamza al-Sharbasi as among those killed in the attack, while his son Azzam and multiple others were left with critical wounds.
Al-Hayya characterized the strike as "an extension of the Israeli aggression against our people everywhere," drawing a direct connection between the bombing and what he described as deliberate Israeli efforts to coerce Palestinian negotiators through "killing, terror and intimidation."
The Hamas leader said the strike carried an unmistakable political signal — that Palestinian officials and their families were not beyond reach — framing it as a calculated attempt to force negotiators into submission.
Without directly addressing whether Azzam was the primary target, al-Hayya alleged that Israel "claims responsibility when operations succeed and invents different justifications when they fail," warning that targeted assassinations had become routine under what he described as a coordinated campaign of intimidation.
He defiantly rejected any suggestion that such tactics would fracture Palestinian resolve, insisting that Palestinians "will not leave their land and will not surrender."
Al-Hayya further accused Israel of systematically breaching the terms of the first phase of the ceasefire deal, citing Gaza's Health Ministry figures showing more than 850 Palestinians killed and thousands more wounded over the past seven months, compounded by deliberate restrictions on humanitarian aid and widespread food insecurity.
Hamas, he said, had been submitting daily ceasefire violation reports to mediating parties and guarantors, with a pointed appeal to Washington to exert pressure on Tel Aviv to honor its commitments.
His statements followed a deadly afternoon in which five Palestinians — among them a police officer — were killed and several others wounded in Israeli strikes hitting civilian gatherings and a police vehicle across northern and southern Gaza.
Hamas formally accused Israel on Wednesday of escalating its military campaign in direct violation of the ceasefire framework, urging the United States and regional mediators to intervene immediately and stop the offensive.
The Sharm el-Sheikh ceasefire agreement — brokered under the joint sponsorship of Egypt, the United States, Qatar and Turkey — was signed in October 2025 and took effect on October 10. Since then, Israel's continued violations have resulted in the deaths of 837 Palestinians and injuries to 2,381 others, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.
The agreement drew a formal end to a two-year war that erupted on October 8, 2023 — a conflict that claimed the lives of more than 72,000 Palestinians, wounded upwards of 172,000 others, and left approximately 90% of Gaza's civilian infrastructure in ruins.
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