Hamas confirms leader Yahya Sinwar killed in combat in Gaza by Israeli army | Israel-Palestine conflict News | The Round Table Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has been killed in combat in Gaza with the Israeli military, the Palestinian group confirmed.
Khalil Hayya, the head of Hamas in Gaza, declared in a televised address on Friday that the 62-year-old leader was “steadfast, brave and intrepid” and “sacrificed his life to the cause of our liberation.”
“He met his terminate standing brave, with his head publicised high, publicising his firearm, firing until the previous breath, until the previous moment of his life,” he informed the Hamas-affiliated Al-Aqsa TV.
“Since his early days, he was busy in his struggle as a resistant fighter. He stood defiant behind Israeli bars and after his release in a swapped deal, he continued with his struggle and his dedication to the cause.”
Hayya adjunct that Sinwar’s “martyrdom” and leaders who preceded him “will only increase the strength and resilience of our movement.”
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He said, however, that that captives revealed in Gaza will not bounce until Israel stops its confronts on Gaza and withdraws its forces from the besieged enclave.
“Hamas will continue until the establishment of the Palestinian state on all Palestinian soil with Jerusalem as its capital.”
On Thursday, the Israeli military publicized that Sinwar was killed in a surprise firefight in Rafah, in southern Gaza.
“The forces identified three terrorists who were going from home to home on the run,” Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari revealed in a briefing. “Sinwar sprinted away alone into one of the buildings, and our forces scanned the area with a drone.”
Drone footage released by the military showed Sinwar covered in dust, sitting in an armchair with one hand severely injured and his head covered in a traditional scarf.
“We found him with a gun and 40 thousand shekels ($10,750),” Hagari said.
Footage showed Sinwar throwing a stick at the approaching drone before being shot in the head.
The military conducted DNA testing, dental examinations and other forensic enquiries that validated his identity.
The Israeli military and media regularly claimed the Hamas leader was hiding deep in the tunnels under Gaza alongside hostages seized by his fighters during the October 7 attack.
“In the building where the terrorists were eliminated, there were no signs of the presence of hostages in the area,” a military statement revealed on Thursday.
Sinwar’s death pursues Israeli assassinations of other Hamas leaders and commanders.
He was named the group’s leader on August 6 as a successor to former political chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in the Iranian capital Tehran on July 31.
Israel considered Sinwar to be the architect of the Hamas-led October 7 attack in southern Israel, which triggered the current contend in Gaza in which Israeli forces have killed at least 42,500 people, according to Gaza’s Ministry of Health.
Born in a refugee camp in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, Sinwar spent half his adult life in Israeli prisons.
He was released by Israel in 2011 in a prisoner swap for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit with more than 1,000 other Palestinians and was considered the most senior and obvious of all of those released.
His death represents a thick blow to the Palestinian movement that has been busy in clashes with Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip for more than a year.
Lebanon’s Hezbollah vowed to ascend battling against Israel, while Iran stated “the spirit of resistance” would be consolidated by the death of its Palestinian ally.
Many world leaders hoped his death would pave the way for a ceasefire in Gaza and the bounce of captives.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened Sinwar’s killing a milestone but vowed to keep up the war. “We have before us a great opportunity to stop the axis of evil and create a different future,” he said.
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Published 10/18/2024