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Hello, i m matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, we start with that Breaking News from gaza. Three sons of hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and three of his grandchildren have been killed in an israeli air strike on gaza. Thats according to a hamas affiliated news agency. Based in qatar, he said the deaths would not affect the groups demands on the ongoing Cease Fire Negotiations but he has confirmed at least three of his children and a number of his grandchildren were killed in this incident and that is called life tojerusalem. We can now speak to the Bbc World Service middle east editor sebastian usher in jerusalem. Tell us more. Olmos media gave the news first saying tell us more. Olmos media gave the news first saying that tell us more. Olmos media gave the news first saying that a tell us more. Olmos media gave the news first saying that a vehicle tell us more. Olmos media gave the news first saying that a vehicle in. News first saying that a vehicle in which three sons and sev