The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) appear to have struck the Gaza home of Hamas terrorist chief Ismail Haniyeh, a billionaire who resides in the terror-friendly state of Qatar.
Israel’s top publications — including The Times of Israel, The Jerusalem Post, Haaretz, and more — all covered the story, citing Hamas-affiliated radio and other Arabic media.
Haniyeh, who has voluntarily lived in exile for several years with some of his family, is the leader of the political bureau for the Hamas terrorist group, which murdered 1,400 Israelis, wounded 5,300+, and kidnapped more than 240 in an unprecedented terrorist attack last month.
Israel has responded by vowing to bring an end to the terrorist group and their political rule over Palestinians inside Gaza.
Last month, an airstrike on one of the homes owned by Haniyeh reportedly killed 14 people, including his brother and nephew.
Haniyeh’s net wealth exploded after he was appointed prime minister of the Palestinian Authority in the Gaza Strip after Hamas won the Palestinian elections in 2006. He is now the top political official in Hamas.
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He used his position to exert control “over the Gazan economy and the taxes they levied on goods imported into the Strip from Egypt,” The Times of Israel reported. “Senior Hamas figures, including Haniyeh, would levy a 20 percent tax on all of the trade passing through the tunnels.”
The report said that a senior Palestinian Authority official alleged that the smuggling market inside of Hamas’ terror tunnels had made 1,700 senior Hamas officials millionaires.
He is one of the top targets that Israel is looking to hunt down after the October 7 massacre.