Israeli forces continue to wreak havoc on Palestinians in Gaza. In the latest attack, Israel targeted a school with missiles, killing more than 20 Palestinian civilians and injuring many others. Israel is currently investigating the possibility that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in a rocket attack on a school housing displaced Palestinians in Gaza City on Saturday, according to media reports.
The Israeli military said the attack targeted a Hamas command center, but Palestinian health officials said the 22 people killed in the attack included women and children.
Information received from “intelligence” sources
In a report on Sunday, times of israel It said authorities were investigating the possibility of Sinwar’s death. This report was written by Israeli journalist Ben Caspit based on military intelligence.
The report stated, “The Walla news website said the Shin Bet denied the report and believed that Sinwar was still alive. According to intelligence, Sinwar died during an IDF operation in Gaza.”
times of israel Further stating, Capister believes that given Sinvar’s history, he may not be dead yet. Speculation about his death began when he disappeared after a previous attack. Responding to speculation about Sinwar’s death, Israeli journalist Barak Ravid said in a social media post, “Officials with direct knowledge tell me that there is no information from Jerusalem confirming that the Hamas leader has been killed.”
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Yahya Sinwar: From the “Butcher of Yunus Khan” to the October 7 attacks
Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind of the October 7 attack on Israel, was appointed chief of Hamas in August. Earlier, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in an explosion in Iran.
Sinwar, born in 1962, was an early member of Hamas, which was founded in 1987. Sinwar leads the militant group’s security services and works to purge Israeli spies from the group.
Sinwar was arrested by Israel in the late 1980s. Sinwar murdered 12 suspected accomplices and confessed to it after his arrest. Therefore, Sinwar became known as the “Butcher of Yunus Khan”. Ultimately, Sinwar was sentenced to four life sentences. This also included the killing of two Israeli personnel.
- Sinwar organizes protests to improve prison working conditions and learn about Hebrew and Israeli society.
- In 2008, Sinwar recovered from brain cancer after being treated by Israeli doctors.
- In 2011, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released Sinwar from prison in exchange for an Israeli soldier captured by Hamas in a cross-border raid.
Sinwar is believed to have planned the surprise attack on Israel on October 7 with Mohammed Deif, the leader of the Hamas armed wing. 1,200 Israelis were killed in the attack, most of them civilians. Since then, Israeli attacks on Palestine have killed more than 40,000 civilians.
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