Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh says 3 of his sons have been killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza
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Three sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh were killed Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, relatives and official Hamas media said, with Haniyeh accusing Israel of acting in 'the spirit of revenge and murder.'
Three sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh were killed Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, relatives and official Hamas media said, with Haniyeh accusing Israel of acting in "the spirit of revenge and murder."
Haniyeh confirmed the deaths Wednesday in an interview with the Al Jazeera satellite channel, saying his sons "were martyred on the road to liberating Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Mosque."
There was no immediate comment from the Israeli army.
Biden has been an outspoken supporter of Israel's war against Hamas. But in recent weeks his patience with Netanyahu has appeared to wane and his administration has taken a more stern line with Israel, rattling the countries' decades-old alliance and deepening Israel's international isolation over the war.
The most serious disagreement has been over Israel's plans for an offensive in the southernmost Gaza city of Rafah. The rift was worsened by an Israeli airstrike last week on an aid convoy that killed seven workers with the World Central Kitchen charity, most of them foreigners. Israel said the deaths were unintentional but Biden was outraged.
Biden's latest comments, made in an interview that aired late Tuesday and recorded two days after the WCK strike, highlight the differences between Israel and the U.S. over humanitarian aid to people in Gaza, where the war has led to warnings of imminent famine for more than a million people.
"What he's doing is a mistake. I don't agree with his approach," Biden told Spanish-language broadcaster Univision when asked if Netanyahu was prioritizing his political survival over Israel's interest.
