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The "Butcher of Gaza" is also eliminated, the Israelis kill the new leader of Hamas
2024-10-17 16:54:10 / BOTA
The Israel Defense Forces claim that during an operation in the Gaza Strip they have eliminated three terrorists, including the leader of the Palestinian Islamic movement Hamas, Yahya Sinwar.
This was reported in a joint statement issued by the spokespersons of the IDF and the Israeli secret service "Shin Bet".
"Israeli authorities are currently investigating the possibility that one of the eliminated militants may be the leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, although there is currently no official confirmation of his identity. No signs of the presence of hostages were found in the structure where the operation took place. Israeli forces, in coordination with the Shin Bet, continue to operate in the area with extreme caution and further details will be communicated later," the Israeli side said in a preliminary statement.
Shortly thereafter, Israeli media reported the statement of a senior security official that one of the three terrorists killed in Gaza is "most likely" Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, reports A2.
Meanwhile, Israeli television Channel 12 announced a few minutes ago that "all the tests conducted show that the leader of Hamas, Yahya Sinwar, has been eliminated."
Yahya Sinwar, born in 1962 in Khan Yunis spent more than twenty years in Israeli prisons until 2011, where he learned Hebrew.
Known by the nickname "The Butcher of Gaza", he was among the founders of the military wing of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, the al-Qassam Brigades, and is considered by Israel to have masterminded the October 7, 2023 attack in which more than 1,200 people were killed. , including soldiers and civilians, reports A2.
Sinwar was arrested in 1989 and sentenced by Israel to four life sentences for the kidnapping and murder of two Israeli soldiers and four Palestinians accused of collaboration.
During his 22 years in prison, he emerged as a charismatic and uncompromising leader for his radical positions, becoming a point of reference even for prisoners who were not affiliated with Hamas.
His release came in 2011 as part of a deal between the Islamic movement and Israel to release Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.
After returning to Gaza, Sinwar quickly rose through the ranks of Hamas's leadership. He is believed to have been behind the 2016 assassination of a senior Hamas commander, Mahmoud Ishtewi, in an internal power struggle, writes A2.
In 2017, Sinwar became the leader of Hamas in Gaza, effectively taking control of the Palestinian enclave and working with the head of its Qatar-based politburo, Ismail Haniyeh, to align the group with Iran and its allies in the region, also strengthened the military capabilities of Palestinian Islamist militants.
Over the years, Sinwar has become a key figure within Hamas and one of Israel's most wanted leaders for his role in terrorist activities and his extremist ideology aimed at the destruction of the Jewish state.
In August, he was named head of Hamas' political bureau after Haniyeh was killed in Tehran, Iran, in an attack attributed to Israel.
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