イスラエル軍、ハマス最高指導者の息子３人殺害

【エルサレムＡＦＰ＝時事】イスラエル軍は１０日、パレスチナ自治区ガザ地区を空爆し、イスラム組織ハマスの最高指導者イスマイル・ハニヤ氏の息子３人を殺害した。同軍とハマスが発表した。（写真は、イスラエル軍の空爆によって殺害された、イスラム組織ハマスの最高指導者イスマイル・ハニヤ氏の息子３人が乗っていたとされる車。パレスチナ自治区ガザ地区のシャティ難民キャンプで）
　カタールを拠点とするハニヤ氏は同国の衛星テレビ局アルジャジーラに対し、息子たちが乗った車が攻撃を受け、息子３人と孫数人が死亡したと語った。
　ハニヤ氏は、息子を殺害しても戦闘休止と人質解放に向けた交渉で、ハマスに行動を強いることはできないと主張。「彼ら（イスラエル）が息子を標的とすることで、ハマスの態度を変えさせることができると考えているのなら、それは妄想だ」「われわれは要求を撤回するつもりはない」と述べた。
　ハマスはその後、「不誠実で卑劣な」空爆によって殺害された孫は４人だったと明らかにした。
　イスラエル軍は声明で、ガザ中部で「テロを実行中」だった「ハマスの工作員３人」を殺害したと発表。
　「この工作員は、イスマイル・ハニヤの子どものうち３人であることを確認した」とした上で、３人はハマスの軍事部門のメンバーだったと説明した。
　アルジャジーラによると、ハニヤ氏の息子たちが乗った車は、ガザ北部シャティ難民キャンプで無人機攻撃を受けた。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2024/04/11-20:04）

Three of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh's sons were killed Wednesday in an Israeli strike in Gaza, the Palestinian leader and Israel's military said, as war rages on after more than six months.
Haniyeh, who is based in Qatar, told Al Jazeera network that three of his sons and some of his grandchildren were killed when their car was hit.
The deadly strike came as there were no signs of progress in mediation efforts led by the United States, Egypt and Qatar, seeking a halt in the fighting.
Today three of my sons, Hazem, Amir and Mohammed, and some of my grandchildren were martyred in the strike on their car, the political head of the Palestinian militant group told Al Jazeera.
A statement from Hamas later said four grandchildren were among those killed in the treacherous and cowardly strike, naming them as Mona, Amal, Khaled and Razan.
An Israeli military statement said its forces killed three Hamas operatives who were on their way to carry out terrorist activities in central Gaza, identifying them as Amir, Mohammed and Hazem Haniyeh.
The IDF (Israeli military) confirms that the operatives are three of Ismail Haniyeh's children, the statement said, adding that they were members of Hamas's military wing.
According to Al Jazeera, a drone hit the family's car in the northern Gaza Strip's Al-Shati refugee camp.
AFP images showed Palestinians in Gaza City inspecting the badly damaged and charred vehicle.
Al Jazeera said Haniyeh was visiting wounded Palestinians who were evacuated from Gaza to receive treatment at a hospital in Doha, when he received the news of the strike.
The Hamas leader reacted with defiance, saying the (Israeli) occupation believes... it will break the determination of our people by targeting leaders of the movements and their relatives.
- 'Won't back down' -
Haniyeh said the deadly strike would fail to force Hamas's hand in negotiations towards a truce and hostage release.
If they (Israel) think that targeting my children... at the peak of these talks and before the movement's response, if they think that this will force Hamas to change its positions, they are delusional, he added.
The blood of my children is not more precious than the blood of the Palestinian people, he said.
We will not back down on our demands, he added.
Haniyeh also told Al Jazeera that, in total, nearly 60 members of my family have been martyred, including my grandchildren, my brother's sons, my sister's sons and my cousins.
The fighting was sparked by Hamas's October 7 attack on southern Israel that resulted in the deaths of 1,170 people, mostly civilians, Israeli figures show.
Israel's retaliatory offensive has killed at least 33,482 people in Gaza, mostly women and children, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory.
Turkish President Teyyip Reccep Erdogan, a staunch supporter of the Palestinians, offered condolences to Haniyeh in a phone call, his office said.
Israel will definitely be held accountable before the law for the crimes against humanity it committed, the Turkish presidency said in a statement on social media.