A daughter of Gazan Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was treated this month at a Tel Aviv hospital, according to reports.
Haniyeh’s daughter received emergency treatment at Ichilov Hospital, the hospital confirmed, according to the Israeli newspaper 'Haaretz.
She reportedly remained hospitalized in Israel for about a week. The hospital did not name the daughter - Haniyeh has 13 children - and did not disclose her ailment. Palestinian officials would not confirm the hospital stay to Israeli media.
Ichilov Hospital said it treats more than 1,000 patients each year from the Gaza Strip and Palestinian Authority.
Haniyeh’s mother-in-law and year-old granddaughter both were cared for in Israeli hospitals this year. Israeli doctors were not able to help the granddaughter, Amal — she had an infection of her digestive tract that affected her nervous system and damaged her brain — and died after being returned to her family in Gaza.
Haniyeh's house was completely demolished by the Israeli Air Force during Operation Protective Edge, and some reports said that some members of his family were hurt.
In 2009, the family lived in Al-Shati refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip. In 2010, Haniyeh purchased a parcel of land in Rimal, a Gaza City beachfront neighborhood. Haniyeh registered the plot in the name of his son-in-law.
Subsequently, the Hamas leader reportedly purchased additional homes and registered them under the names of his children. According to a 2014 Ynet article, Haniyeh is a millionaire, stemming from the 20 percent tax charged on all items entering though tunnels from Egypt to the Gaza Strip. Haniyeh's eldest son was arrested by Egyptian authorities at the Rafah Border Crossing with a few million dollars, which he intended to take into Gaza.
