IDF Airstrike Wounds Azzam Al-Hayya, Son of Senior Hamas Negotiator Khalil Al-Hayya

An Israeli airstrike on May 6, 2026 injured Azzam Al-Hayya, the son of Khalil Al-Hayya — one of Hamas's most senior political officials and the movement's chief negotiator in disarmament talks with the Board of Peace. The strike killed at least one other person in Gaza City and wounded several others. RTÉ confirmed the wounding of Azzam Al-Hayya from Palestinian medical sources. Khalil Al-Hayya, who is based in Doha, Qatar, had previously lost three sons in IDF operations during the Gaza war; the wounding of Azzam Al-Hayya was his fourth family member to be directly targeted or harmed by Israeli fire. The timing — occurring on the same day as the Board of Peace ultimatum over Hamas disarmament — was widely noted by analysts as a signal of Israeli willingness to continue targeting Hamas political figures and their families even during ceasefire negotiations. Hamas's Information Office accused Israel of trying to assassinate the negotiating team's families as a form of intimidation. The Israeli Prime Minister's Office did not publicly comment on the specific strike targeting Azzam Al-Hayya.