And he said Israeli army spokesman Daniel HagariIn a press conference: “Al-Sinwar was assassinated yesterday (Wednesday) in Tal Al-Sultan (in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip) by Israeli army fighters.”
Speaking about Al-Sanwar, Hagari added: “We did not know that he was there. At first we recognized him as a gunman inside one of the buildings, and he was seen, masked, throwing a wooden plank towards the drone, seconds before he was killed.”
He continued: “The work of the Israeli army and the General Security Service (Shin Bet) for several months to obtain intelligence information in order to eliminate Sinwar.
Earlier Thursday, the Israeli army officially announced the killing of Sinwar in an army operation in the city of Rafah, south of Gaza.
An Israeli army statement said: “The IDF and the Shin Bet announce that at the conclusion of a year-long hunt, yesterday (Wednesday) IDF forces in the southern Gaza Strip killed the so-called terrorist.” Yahya Sinwar Leader of the terrorist Hamas. The so-called Sinwar planned, planned and supervised the implementation of the horrific massacre on October 7th. Sinwar led the terrorist organization Hamas and promoted its bloody ideology before and during the war. He was also responsible for the killing and kidnapping of many Israelis.”
The army added: “Al-Sinwar was eliminated after a year in which he hid in the heart of the civilian population, in bunkers above and below ground, and in Hamas tunnels in the Gaza Strip. The IDF and the Shin Bet have carried out dozens of operations over recent months, which led to the reduction of Yahya Al-Sinwar’s operating area, which “It finally resulted in his elimination.”
An announcement comes Israel Sinwar was killed just over two months after he was chosen as leader of the Hamas political bureau.
On August 6, Hamas announced the selection of Sinwar as head of its political bureau, succeeding Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in the Iranian capital, Tehran, on July 31, in an attack blamed on Tel Aviv, although the Hebrew state did not acknowledge this.
