Israel retaliated for an attack on October 7 last year, killing Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar. Foreign Minister Israel Katz confirmed the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. Israel confirmed this through DNA testing. Israeli police on Thursday (October 17) revealed how they identified the body of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who was killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip.
Identification through dental samples
Assistant Commissioner Alyssa Raziel, commander of the police forensics unit, said the army had sent photos of the teeth and body samples. Police dentists and the Israel Institute of Forensic Medicine compared the samples with data from the Shinwar database.
Spent 20 years in an Israeli prison
Sinwar spent more than two decades in Israeli prisons, during which time he underwent multiple medical treatments. Many of them were life-threatening, but he was saved, according to doctors. On Thursday night, Israeli police transported Sinwar’s body to central Israel and sent it to the Institute of Forensic Medicine.
“Sinwar was the mastermind of the October 7 attack”
Katz said in a statement that Yahya Sinwar, who attacked Israel on October 7 last year, was killed today in an IDF attack. He said Hamas chief Sinwar was killed by Israeli soldiers during the operation. He was the mastermind of the October 7 attack.
“Our fight is not over yet”
Regarding Sinwar’s death, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the man who carried out the most horrific massacre of Jews in history since the Holocaust had been killed. Israel settled the score by killing Sinwar. But our war is not over yet.
