Reports: Israeli Strike Kills Fourth Son of Hamas Leader in Gaza City

Overview

• Palestinian media said an Israeli strike in Gaza City killed Azzam Khalil al-Hayya in the Al-Daraj neighborhood.
• The Israel Defense Forces had not issued an immediate comment on the reported strike or its target.
• Azzam was a son of Khalil al-Hayya, a senior Hamas figure who heads the group’s political bureau in Gaza and leads its negotiating team.
• Palestinian reports said Azzam is the fourth son of Khalil al-Hayya killed by Israel, following the deaths of his eldest son Osama in 2014 and another son in a 2025 strike in Qatar.
• The report comes as Israel and Hamas continue a long conflict in which Israel targets Hamas leaders and sites, while Hamas calls such operations assassinations and Israel calls them counterterrorism.