7 members of Hamas leader’s family killed in Israeli airstrike - BBC News

Three children and four grandchildren of the Hamas political

leader

have been

killed

in an Israeli

airstrike

on his car in Gaza. Ishmail Hania, who lives in exile in Kata, has actively participated in negotiations to negotiate a ceasefire with Israel in exchange for part of the More than 100 hostages are still being held by Hamas. He now says the killing of

members

of his

family

will not change demands for a permanent end to the fighting and the return of displaced Palestinians to their homes. Israel has confirmed the attack and describes the brothers as Hamas soldiers. Agents Jeremy Bowen have the latest from Jerusalem Three missiles hid the car in the ramshackle Gaza City refugee camp.

Hania's three children and three grandchildren died along with his driver. Witnesses told local journalists that they were visiting bereaved families that the Israelis said they had attacked. to prevent men from committing an act of terrorism dead man's father is Hamas political

leader

deeply involved in ceasefire talks isil hania was in Kat when she was told her sons were dead and said their blood was not more precious than that of any Palestinian and Hamas would not change its position on a ceasefire killing

members

of Isel hania's

family

could reinforce suspicions that Israel's prime minister does not want a ceasefire agreement with Hamas and will win time sabotaging talks for Muslims.

This day he is supposed to be joyful. ID Al F the celebration at the end of Ramadan even in Gaza this is Rafa where life was always hard Eid was a respite this year visits to the cemetery instead of sweet gifts and new clothes for the children ummed is at the grave of his son Ham one of more than 33,000 pale Ians murdered by Israel I ask God to take revenge on Israel and the United States that they too suffer oh God they kill their children and widow their wives they destroyed our house we live in the street Gaza is drowning in destruction darkness and doom Benuron University, about 40 miles from Gaza, seems calm, but more than 100 St. students and staff here were

killed

or taken hostage on October 7.

On October 6, half a thousand students were mobilized, including three young people who had just returned from Gaza after months of combat. Tell me what the impact of October 7 was on you. I think everyone here is related in some way to what happened. Everyone feels like everyone knows someone who was kidnapped and murdered. He is all over the country. I mean, you saw Palestinian civilians inside Gaza and they've been going through hell. What was going through your mind? I think many of them are not innocent and I think it will be very difficult to find those who are innocent, but that doesn't mean I think they should all get hurt and what will the future be with the Palestinians next door?

I think if you had asked me this question on October 6, then I would definitely say yes, I would just create a Palestinian state, let them live there, we will live there. here and we will all live together and everything will be nice but after October 7 it seems clear to me that they don't love it as much as I do. Of course I prefer to be here at the university to study and go and drink my coffee instead of going to fight a war as if It wouldn't be fun to go fight in a war but sometimes it's necessary and in this situation it's necessary, I mean, it's a two-way street, what do you like, your question, I'm serious. as if there is some kind of responsibility felt on Israel's part not to radicalize Gazans, but where is Gaza's responsibility towards us?

You know, I'm serious, if we ever want to coexist, if we want a two-state solution, we need accountability on both sides, we need accountability in the North. End of Gaza The fences that did not stop Hamas were repaired last week after international anger over the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza Israel promised to open this Aras crossing to allow aid to go directly to the north, which is facing famine , is still closed under Prime Minister Netanyahu. A lot of pressure right now from the Americans who want a ceasefire and for the doors of Gaza to be opened to unlimited amounts of humanitarian aid from the hostage families who want to negotiate with Hamas to get their people back and from of the ultranationalists. in his own Coalition, who have said that if this internal offensive does not continue, they will overthrow his government.

Northern Gaza, gripped by hunger and disease, was on the other side of the wall when the siege was imposed, the Israeli Defense Minister said. They were fighting human animals 6 months later Israel's allies say there were 1,200 dead on October 7, they did not give him license to kill and destroy so many prospects for those ceasefire talks they do not look good at the moment not only because of the attack to Isia family, it is also because the two parties are very separated. Hamas has its position essentially saying that, in exchange for the hostages, Israel has to eventually withdraw completely from Gaza.

Meanwhile, Israel wants to carry out that military operation in Rafa that the Americans have been opposing for a couple of days. A while ago I was wondering if this is clearly not the end of the war but perhaps the beginning of the end of the game. I don't think that's the case. I think now that it's clear that there is a lot more to do in Gaza, but more than that. in the broader Middle East war between Israel and Iran and their friends that could escalate too much Israel tonight is on high alert due to warnings also conveyed by the Americans about an Iranian attack of some kind against Israel and that it would be retaliation for the murder. that Israel hosted a top Iranian general and other senior officers in Damascus last week at its diplomatic compound in the Syrian capital, so I'm afraid to say again that the war in Gaza has no chance of ending anytime soon, I would say, and A broader war in the Middle East, the sad and regrettable constant escalation perhaps towards something worse, yes.