{"id":23992,"date":"2024-04-11T12:31:32","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T12:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/11\/israel-announces-new-operation-against-hamas-after-killing-top-leaders-sons\/"},"modified":"2024-04-11T12:31:32","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T12:31:32","slug":"israel-announces-new-operation-against-hamas-after-killing-top-leaders-sons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/11\/israel-announces-new-operation-against-hamas-after-killing-top-leaders-sons\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Announces New Operation Against Hamas, After Killing Top Leader\u2019s Sons"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Israeli military announced what it called a precise operation to kill members of Hamas in Gaza on Thursday, a day after a strike there killed relatives of one of the group\u2019s most senior leaders.<\/p>\n

Ismail Haniyeh, who leads the political wing of Hamas from exile, said three of his sons had been killed in the Israeli airstrike<\/a> in northern Gaza on Wednesday. Hamas-affiliated media reported that three of Mr. Haniyeh\u2019s grandchildren also were killed in the attack.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, Israel\u2019s military said that its forces had carried out a \u201cprecise, intelligence-based operation\u201d in central Gaza overnight with fighter jets and ground troops to \u201celiminate terrorist operatives and strike terrorist infrastructure.\u201d <\/p>\n

It was not immediately clear whether the operation was related to the strike a day earlier against Mr. Haniyeh\u2019s sons, who the Israeli military said had been \u201con their way to carry out terrorist activities<\/a> in central Gaza.\u201d It did not provide further details, and the military\u2019s claims could not be verified.<\/p>\n

The Israeli military said that the three Haniyeh sons it killed \u2014 Amir, Mohammad and Hazem \u2014 were active in Hamas\u2019s military operations, Amir as a cell commander and his brothers as lower-level operatives. One of the brothers was also involved in holding hostages, the Israeli military said, without specifying which one.<\/p>\n

The strike came as international negotiators work to broker a cease-fire in Gaza and secure the release of hostages held in the enclave. Those talks have stalled over disagreements about the details, with a senior Hamas official saying Wednesday that the group did not have 40 living hostages<\/a> who met the criteria for an exchange under the proposal being discussed.<\/p>\n

While Mr. Haniyeh is one of Hamas\u2019s most senior officials, analysts said that his sons were less integral to the operation \u2014 and that their killings appeared mainly aimed at sending a message to the group\u2019s leadership amid cease-fire negotiations.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis son\u2019s names are not usually floated around when you talk about seniority in Hamas, whether it\u2019s the political or military wing,\u201d said Tahani Mustafa, a senior analyst at the International Crisis Group, a think tank.<\/p>\n

Ms. Mustafa said that the timing of the strike made it seem like an effort to derail the talks.<\/p>\n

But Bilal Saab, an associate fellow in the Middle East and North Africa program at Chatham House, said the strike may have been intended to placate a domestic audience after six months of war, or to give Israel leverage in the talks.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a political win for Israel more than anything else,\u201d Mr. Saab said, adding: \u201cThis was a hit meant to pressure Hamas to make concessions on the hostage negotiations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Haniyeh said Wednesday that Israel was \u201cdelusional if it thinks that by killing my children, we will change our positions\u201d in negotiations.<\/p>\n

Active fighting in Gaza has ebbed to its lowest point<\/a> since November. Israel withdrew troops<\/a> from southern Gaza over the weekend, but said the military would stay in other parts of Gaza to preserve its \u201cfreedom of action and its ability to conduct precise intelligence-based operations.\u201d<\/p>\n

The military\u2019s stated emphasis on precision comes as international criticism of the war in Gaza intensifies over the rising Palestinian death toll and warnings of famine.<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has said that a date has been set for a ground invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza, an operation U.S. officials have warned would be catastrophic for civilians. Some analysts have suggested that his threats are bluster<\/a> or attempts at gaining leverage in the cease-fire negotiations.<\/p>\n

The Biden administration has urged Mr. Netanyahu to shelve the invasion plans and focus on \u201calternative approaches that would target the key elements of Hamas<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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