ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFJUNE 27, 2026 20:48Updated: JUNE 27, 2026 21:11The IDF killed Walid Haniyeh, nephew of the former Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, during a Thursday operation in Gaza, the military said on Saturday.Haniyeh was the deputy commander of a Nukhba company, which was in charge of the infiltration into Israel during the October 7 attacks."Haniyeh was involved in directing and providing operational instructions to the terrorist cell as they took Israeli civilians hostage into the Gaza Strip," the military said.This is a developing story.Follow us on Google