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How Israel discovered and killed Yahya Sinwar – as drone footage reveals Hamas chief’s ‘last moments’

By Editorial Board Published October 18, 2024 5 Min Read
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How Israel discovered and killed Yahya Sinwar – as drone footage reveals Hamas chief’s ‘last moments’

Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar was killed in a gun battle by Israeli troops seemingly unaware they’d caught one of many nation’s greatest foes.

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) stated Sinwar, thought of the mastermind of the 7 October assault simply over a yr in the past, had been “eliminated” in southern Gaza on Wednesday.

Warning: This story comprises a picture readers might discover distressing

The Israeli army additionally launched drone footage which it stated confirmed the ultimate moments of the Hamas chief earlier than he was killed.

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Yahya Sinwar. File pic: Reuters

Within the video Sinwar, 62 and deemed accountable for final yr’s bloodbath of 1,200 folks by the hands of Hamas militants in southern Israel, seems injured as he sits in a ruined constructing.

Sitting on a chair, his face coated in a shawl, he’s seen attempting to throw an object on the drone.

How the battle unfolded

As extra particulars emerge, it seems the killing was the results of an opportunity encounter fairly than a focused operation.

Israeli officers stated the Hamas chief, who was being hunted by intelligence companies for the previous yr, was killed after he emerged from the group’s underground tunnel system as he tried to flee to a safer location.

They stated he was discovered by infantry troopers looking out an space within the Tal El Sultan space of southern Gaza, the place they believed senior members of Hamas had been situated.

The troops noticed three suspected militants shifting between buildings and opened fireplace, resulting in a gunfight throughout which Sinwar escaped right into a ruined constructing.

Based on accounts in Israeli media, tank shells and a missile had been fired on the constructing.

Israeli army spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari stated at this stage he was solely recognized as a fighter.

Troops entered the ruined constructing and located him with a weapon, a flak jacket and 40,000 shekels ($10,731.63).

“He tried to escape and our forces eliminated him,” Rear Admiral Hagari stated throughout a televised briefing.

Yahya Sinwar

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{A photograph} purporting to point out the physique of Yahya Sinwar

His loss of life was confirmed following DNA checks and different checks, like dental information.

There was no speedy affirmation from Hamas of Sinwar’s loss of life – however sources inside the group have stated they’ve seen indications to counsel he was certainly killed.

Based on 4 Israeli defence officers quoted by The New York Instances, Sinwar was killed by a unit of trainee squad commanders who unexpectedly came across him whereas finishing up a routine operation within the space.

The Pentagon stated US forces had no function within the killing.

Spokesperson Air Pressure Main Basic Patrick Ryder stated: “This was an Israeli operation. There (were) no US forces directly involved”.

He stated the US had contributed intelligence relating “to hostage recovery and the tracking and locating of Hamas leaders who have been responsible for holding hostages. And so certainly that contributes in general to the picture.”

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Sinwar in 2021, during an anti-Israel rally in Gaza City. Pic: Reuters

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Who was Yahya Sinwar?

No telephones

Within the final months of his life, Sinwar was believed to have stopped utilizing telephones and different communication gear which may have allowed Israel’s intelligence to trace him down.

He was believed to be hiding within the huge community of tunnels that Hamas dug beneath Gaza over the previous 20 years, however many had been uncovered by Israeli troops throughout the struggle.

The pinnacle of Israel’s army, Lieutenant Basic Herzi Halevi, stated Israel’s hunt for Sinwar had pushed him “to act like a fugitive, causing him to change locations multiple times”.

Sinwar’s loss of life is a large blow to Hamas.

The group’s army commander Mohammed Deif was killed in an Israeli airstrike on 13 July.

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