Israel Investigating if IDF Eliminated Hamas Chief Yahya Sinwar in Recent Gaza Strike
Israel’s i24NEWS: “The Israeli military is reportedly increasingly confident that it eliminated Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the architect of the October 7 massacre, in an operation in Gaza.”
Israeli military is conducting investigations to verify if Hamas’s top leader, Yahya Sinwar, was eliminated in a recent Gaza strike.
“During IDF operations in the Gaza Strip, three terrorists were eliminated. The IDF and ISA (Isreal Security Agency) checking the possibility that one of the terrorists was Yahya Sinwar. At this stage, the identity of the terrorists cannot be confirmed,” The Israel Defense Forces said in a press release Thursday.
“In the building where the terrorists were eliminated, there were no signs of the presence of hostages in the area. The forces that are operating in the area are continuing to operate with the required caution,” the Israeli military added.
Reports circulating on social media suggest that the corps has been identified as that of Hamas chief Sinwar. Official confirmation is still awaited.
Dental records confirm the corpse was Sinwar. pic.twitter.com/jC7VbpAFx0
— Aviva Klompas (@AvivaKlompas) October 17, 2024
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to make a statement later today.
🇮🇱Prime Minister Netanyahu will make a public statement in the next hour.
— Israel War Room (@IsraelWarRoom) October 17, 2024
The 61-year old terrorist, who orchestrated the October 7 massacre and has been directing Hamas terrorist fighters in the ensuing war against Israel, was named Hamas leader in early August after an apparent Israeli strike killed his predecessor, Ismail Haniyeh, while on a visit to Iran.
as the the only high-profile Hamas terrorist still operating in Gaza. Most of the Hamas leadership had moved to a life of safety and luxury in the Arab Gulf state of Qatar.
GRAPHIC WARNING
Photos out of Gaza on the interwebs purport to document the corpse of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. Is he really dead? We’ll soon know. For early confirmation, watch for an announcement of an official period of mourning from Harvard, Columbia, and UCLA. pic.twitter.com/kgtkgNspOZ
— Mike (@Doranimated) October 17, 2024
Israeli media reported suggest that the Hamas leader may have been killed in an IDF strike. Israel’s television “Channel 12 cites a senior Israeli official who it says has confirmed that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has been eliminated,” The Times of Israel reported.
Wild: Israeli media reporting Sinwar wasn't killed in an airstrike, but rather in a regular firefight with IDF forces. pic.twitter.com/oaYkYciMSR
— Eylon Levy (@EylonALevy) October 17, 2024
“The Israeli military is reportedly increasingly confident that it eliminated Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the architect of the October 7 massacre, in an operation in Gaza,” The Israeli TV channel i24NEWS said.
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Isn’t he the official that wondered why the IDF sent him a photo of his house?
“Kiss him goodbye,”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dairEdqdnY
well just to make sure bomb another 15 sq miles of known enemy territory
wars should be ended asap
How can anything ever be confirmed. Hamas could just spoof his death. Have funeral with different body.
If he was killed in a firefight as stated, no time to “spoof” anyone.
IDF is in possession of the body. They certainly have all of Sinwar’s biometric information available to them as he was both a prisoner in Israel and a patient in Israel. They have ultra-fast DNA sequencing now that can provide a match to a known sample in just a few hours.
Yup. And the Times of Israel is now reporting that Israeli officials are now confirming it’s him:
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-confirms-death-of-hamas-leader-oct-7-architect-yahya-sinwar/
Best news about this is that he was apparently shot by an Israeli soldier who wasn’t even in the service when the war started. So not Mossad, not Shin Bet, not Special Forces, not the high tech airpower — a plain young grunt who Sinwar’s stupid move put onto the battlefield took him out with a headshot. Karmic.
Uncensored closeup I saw looks like a 5.56 round to the forehead above his left eye. Certainly looks like him. Clay and Buck are reporting DNA definitely confirms it’s him. Nice shot.
Rest In Hell is the nicest thing I can think of saying about that murdering bastard.
Ululating is in order
“If it’ seems too good to be true,
it’s probably not true.”
This story seems jussiesmollet-level implausible. But ok.