{"id":188893,"date":"2023-11-16T15:11:06","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T15:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/?p=188893"},"modified":"2023-11-16T15:11:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T15:11:06","slug":"moment-hamas-top-terrorist-is-blown-sky-high-by-israel-in-massive-air-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/world-news\/moment-hamas-top-terrorist-is-blown-sky-high-by-israel-in-massive-air-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"Moment Hamas top terrorist is blown sky high by Israel in massive air strike"},"content":{"rendered":"

Israeli soldier tosses grenades back at Hamas fighter<\/h3>\n

The “political leader” and chief Hamas terrorist\u00a0Ismail Haniyeh was blown to pieces in a fresh strike on Gaza, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) have said.<\/p>\n

Video footage of the blast showed the moment a bomb erupted over the leader’s Gaza pad.<\/p>\n

According to Israel War Room’s X account, the home served as “terror infrastructure and contained a shaft leading to a Hamas terror tunnel”.<\/p>\n

In a post, it added: “Haniyeh’s residence in Gaza, struck by IDF forces overnight, also served as a meeting point for Hamas’s senior leaders to direct terror attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF soldiers.”<\/p>\n

Haniyeh is a Palestinian politician – and the chairman of Hamas’ political bureau.<\/p>\n

Born in the Al-Shati refugee camp in the Gaza Strip back in 1962, the terrorist currently resides in Qatar.<\/p>\n

He is a significant figure in the ongoing war and has largely controlled Hamas since 2017, controlling the party’s political activities outside of Gaza.<\/p>\n

The politician became leader after Hamas founder Sheikh Ahmed Yassin was assassinated in 2004 – though his time in office was not recognised by the international community as the group was considered a terror organisation by the likes of the US and European Union.<\/p>\n

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IDF itself took to Telegram to confirm its jets at struck the Gaza home of Haniyeh.<\/p>\n

It said that alongside hitting the property it “struck terrorists and located weapons including explosive belts, explosive barrels, RPGS, anti-tank missiles, comms equipment and intelligence documents”.<\/p>\n

The move comes as Israel’s president Isaac Herzog said his nation could not leave a vacuum in Gaza, and would have to ensure a huge military presence to halt Hamas’ possible reemergence.<\/p>\n

According to the Financial Times, Herzog continued: “If we pull back, then who will take over? We can\u2019t leave a vacuum.<\/p>\n

“We have to think about what will be the mechanism; there are many ideas that are thrown in the air \u2026 But no one will want to turn this place, Gaza, into a terror base again.”<\/p>\n