Khalil al-Hayya
Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council
Assumed office
25 January 2006
ConstituencyGaza City
Personal details
Born5 November 1960[1]
Gaza
NationalityPalestinian
Political partyHamas

Khalil al-Hayya (Arabic: خليل الحية) is a senior Hamas official who was elected to the Palestinian Legislative Council on 25 January 2006 as a representative of Gaza City. He resided in the neighborhood of Shuja'iyya.

Khalil al-Hayya said they attacked Israel on October 7th since it was necessary to “change the entire equation and not just have a clash,” he also said: “We succeeded in putting the Palestinian issue back on the table, and now no one in the region is experiencing calm.”[2] To NYT He told that Hamas does not care about running Gaza,[3] and he said Hamas began October 7 was to cause a permenant state of war.[4]

Seven or eight of his relatives, including two of his brothers, were killed by Israeli strikes on his home in 2007.[5][6] One of his sons was killed by an Israeli airstrike in 2008 while leading a rocket brigade.[7][8] Another son, daughter-in-law, and grandson were killed by an airstrike on his home in July 2014 during the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict.[9][10][11]

al-Hayya has called on the United Nations to recognize Palestine within its pre-1948 borders.[12]

See also

References

  1. Khalil al-Hayya
  2. Hubbard, Ben; Abi-Habib, Maria (2023-11-08). "Behind Hamas's Bloody Gambit to Create a 'Permanent' State of War". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  3. "Hamas members tell NYT they hope for 'permanent' war, do not care about running Gaza".
  4. "Hamas says purpose of massacres was a 'permanent' state of war on Israel's borders".
  5. al-Mughrabi, Nidal (20 May 2007). "Israel kills 9; 8 in raid on Hamas official's home". Reuters. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014.
  6. B'Tselem (24 May 2007). "B'Tselem calls for criminal investigation into Gaza bombing". Electronic Intifada.
  7. Barzak, Ibrahim; Karin Laub (28 February 2008). "Israel kills 20 Palestinians in Gaza". Associated Press.
  8. "Hamas leader 'thanks God' for son's death". Ynet. 28 February 2008.
  9. Beaumont, Peter; Harriet Sherwood (20 July 2014). "'Death and horror' in Gaza as thousands flee Israeli bombardment: Fiercest fighting yet as Israel widens ground offensive and faces accusations of war crimes over rising number of civilian deaths". Guardian (UK).
  10. "IDF: House of Hamas official targeted in overnight Gaza strikes". Jerusalem Post. 17 July 2014.
  11. Bannoura, Saed (20 July 2014). "Nine More Palestinians Killed, Medics Targeted Again". IMEMC News.
  12. Agence-France Presse (18 September 2011). "Hamas rejects U.N. bid, saying it compromises 'historical Palestine'". Al Arabiya. Retrieved 2014-07-20.


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