Hamas Chief Khalil al-Hayya’s Son Succumbs to Injuries
PALESTINE – The Hamas chief Khalil al-Hayya’s son died on Thursday from injuries sustained in an Israel attack in Gaza Strip late Wednesday.
An Anadolu correspondent said Azzam al-Hayya breathed his last after suffering critical injuries in the strike that targeted the Daraj neighborhood east of Gaza City on Wednesday evening.
On Wednesday, Hayya said his son had been seriously wounded in the Israeli attack, accusing Israel of seeking to achieve its goals through “pressure, killing and terrorism.”
Video footage from Gaza City showed mourners carrying Azzam’s body from Al-Shifa Hospital before his burial.
According to Palestinian sources, Azzam was Hayya’s fourth son to have been killed by Israel.
Separately, the Israeli army confirmed in a statement on Thursday that it had killed Ahmed Balout, whom it described as the commander of Hezbollah’s Radwan Force, in a strike in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Wednesday.
