The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) reportedly eliminated one of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh’s sisters over the weekend.

Although the sister’s identity remains unconfirmed, she was one of 13 members of Haniyeh’s extended family who were killed when the IDF surgically struck a building in Gaza City’s Shati refugee camp, according to MEMRI.

With hostages still stuck in Gaza and foreign mediators struggling to resurrect a durable ceasefire, Israel’s willingness to shake Haniyeh’s sense of security reveals the lengths it is willing to go to defeat a doctrine that reveres bloodshed.

Just last month, the IDF killed three of Haniyeh’s sons after identifying them as ranking Hamas operatives, along with four of his grandchildren tragically caught in the crossfire.

One of Haniyeh’s sisters, an Israeli citizen residing in the Negev town of Tel Sheva, was arrested last year for illegally crossing into Gaza without authorization. Two other sisters in Tel Sheva have also faced suspended sentences for rendezvousing with their terrorist brother across the Egyptian border in 2019.

While Arab media outlets have been swift to condemn Israel’s strike on the Haniyeh family compound, they conveniently omit how Hamas embeds itself in civilian areas. Israel has long established itself as the most moral army in the world, with each strike against Hamas being carefully planned to minimize civilian casualties.

The IDF has not yet commented on the strike at this time.