The leader of the radical Palestinian group Hamas, Yahya Sinwar, was killed in the Gaza Strip. Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz was the first official to confirm this information on October 17. Earlier, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported that three individuals, possibly including Sinwar, had been killed during an operation in southern Gaza.
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“The mass murderer Yahya Sinwar, responsible for the massacre and atrocities of October 7th, was eliminated today by IDF (Israeli military) soldiers, spread his bloody ideology before and after the war, and was responsible for the killing and kidnapping of many Israeli citizens. ..."This is a significant military and moral achievement for Israel and a victory for the entire free world against the axis of evil of radical Islam led by Iran," the Katz stated.
IDF spokesperson Daniel Hagari said Sinwar was killed while attempting to flee. He presented reporters with a video showing a drone approaching a masked Sinwar amid the rubble of a building. The video concludes with Sinwar allegedly throwing a stick at the drone. The two individuals killed with Sinwar were reportedly his bodyguards.
Sinwar was identified by fingerprints, as Israeli authorities possess DNA samples from him due to his many years spent in Israeli prisons.
Sinwar became the leader of Hamas after Ismail Haniyeh, the group's political leader, was killed in Tehran in July. As per available information, Sinwar had been hiding in tunnels built by Hamas beneath Gaza over the last two decades.
Following the killing of another Hamas leader, the Lebanese group Hezbollah announced it was entering a "new and escalating phase" of its conflict with Israel, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that Sinwar's death marked "the beginning of the end of the war."
"Yahya Sinwar is dead. He was killed in Rafah by the brave soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces. While this is not the end of the war in Gaza, it is the beginning of the end," Netanyahu said.
The Israeli Prime Minister added that Hamas can no longer rule Gaza, describing this as an opportunity for people to "free themselves from tyranny."
