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Terrorist’s family killed Speaker drubs Joe for ‘anti-Israel’ shift

- Ryan King

Three sons and three grandchild­ren of senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza Wednesday, according to the family.

Haniyeh, 62, confirmed the deaths Wednesday in an interview with Al Jazeera, saying his sons — Hazem, Amir and Mohammad Haniyeh — “were martyred on the road to liberating Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Mosque.”

Haniyeh’s children and grandchild­ren were traveling in a car to visit family on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid-al-Fitr when their vehicle was struck.

The Israeli military confirmed carrying out the airstrike. Snejana Farberov

House Speaker Mike Johnson tore into President Biden, accusing him Wednesday of shifting into an “anti-Israel” direction in a bid to pander to his far-left flank.

Against the backdrop of fierce pressure from progressiv­es and mounting humanitari­an concerns, Biden has begun speaking out more forcefully against the current Israeli government and calling for a cease-fire.

“Shamefully, since Oct. 7, Joe Biden has transforme­d into an anti-Israel president. There’s really no other way to characteri­ze it,” Johnson (R-La.) chided.

“He’s more concerned, seemingly, with placating the antisemiti­sm in his base than standing with our historic and vitally important ally,” Johnson continued.

Despite his recent highprofil­e tiffs with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Biden affirmed Wednesday that his support for Israel will remain “ironclad” as officials fear Iran is gearing up for military action.

“As I told Prime Minister Netanyahu, our commitment to Israel’s security against these threats from Iran and its proxies is ironclad — let me say it again, ‘ironclad,’” Biden told reporters at the White House.

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