Hamas leader’s granddaughter treated in Israeli hospital

One of the granddaughters of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has been transferred from Gaza to an Israeli hospital for urgent medical treatment.

The news emerged when Haniyeh’s son, Abdul Salam, wrote on his Facebook page that his daughter, Amal Haniyeh, aged one, had crossed the "green line" which separates Israel from the Palestinian territories.

Amal suffers from a severe condition in her digestive tract that causes damage to the nervous system.

Major Guy Inbar, a spokesperson for the IDF, told the Times of Israel that Amal had received treatment at the Schneider Children’s Hospital in Petah Tikva.