Members of Israel's security cabinet have been told that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, a mastermind of the Oct. 7, 2023 attack that triggered the Gaza war, is
An explosion is seen following a missile alert amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, as seen from as seen from Nahariya, northern Israel, October 16, 2024. REUTERS/Gonzalo FuentesMembers of Israel’s security cabinet have been told that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, a mastermind of the Oct. 7, 2023 attack that triggered the Gaza war, is very likely dead, two officials with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday.
Israel has carried out relentless airstrikes and ground operations to try and reach Netanyahu’s goal of destroying Hamas. If his death is confirmed it could dial up hostilities in the Middle East where the prospect of an even wider conflict has grown. Israel has launched a ground campaign in Lebanon over the past month and is now planning a response to an Oct. 1 missile attack carried out by Iran, ally of Hamas and Lebanon’s Hezbollah.
It said visual evidence suggested it was likely that one of the men was Sinwar and DNA tests were being conducted. Israel has samples of Sinwar’s DNA from time he spent in an Israeli jail.A ruthless enforcer once tasked with punishing Palestinians suspected of informing for Israel, Sinwar then made his name as a prison leader.
The post contained pictures of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, assassinated in Beirut last month, and Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif, killed in August, with a blank space for a third picture between them. All three were crossed out in red. Israel’s military said dozens of militants were at the site and it conducted a precise strike on a meeting point for Hamas and the Islamic Jihad group inside the compound. Hamas denied it used the school.
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