IDF denies targeting Hamas leader’s son as Gaza strike yields mixed reports on his fate

Azzam al-Haya, son of Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya, was reported killed or seriously wounded in an Israeli strike in eastern Gaza by conflicting Arab outlets, but the IDF says he was not the target and any harm to him would have been collateral, not intentional, with authorities noting Azzam was near the strike where a Nukhba terrorist was killed; the episode comes amid broader Hamas leadership discussions and past assassination attempts on Khalil al-Hayya.