The Russian Foreign Ministry stated on Thursday that Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov conveyed condolences to Hamas politburo head Ismail Haniyeh over the loss of his children and grandchildren, who were martyred in an Israeli airstrike.

According to the ministry, Bogdanov expressed his condolences to Haniyeh via a phone call.

Sources reported by Al Mayadeen on Wednesday that Haniyeh's three sons and four grandchildren were killed in the western part of the al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City.

Despite this tragedy, Hamas leader affirmed that it would not change the resistance's demands for a ceasefire.

This is how Hamas politburo chief Ismail #Haniyeh first heard about the news of the martyrdom of his sons and his grandchildren.

“May they rest in peace,” Haniyeh was heard saying in the video footage that was taken during his visit to the wounded who were transported from… pic.twitter.com/HbMoIOeQrF

— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) April 10, 2024

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Commenting on the devastating incident, Haniyeh was quoted by Hamas' Media Office as saying, "With this pain and blood, we create hope, a future, and freedom for our people, our cause, and our nation."

"My sons, the martyrs, achieved the greatest honor and an [honorable death]," he explained. 

"My sons remained with the sons of our people in the Gaza Strip and they did not leave the Strip," Haniyeh emphasized.

"All of our people and every family in the Gaza Strip paid a steep price [toward the Palestinian struggle] with the blood of their children and I am one of them."

"Nearly 60 of my relatives were martyred... there is no difference between them [and other Palestinians]," the head of the Hamas politburo added.

Read more: 'Israel' murdered Haniyeh's sons to conceal military flop: Hamas Rep.