GAZA: Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader who stunned Israel and the world as a mastermind of the 2023 raid on Israel that set off the devastating Gaza war was killed by Israel’s military on Thursday. He was 61.
The Israeli military had long targeted Sinwar, referring to him as a “dead man walking.”
According to the leaked photos – Sinwar was wearing his military uniform, armed, and perhaps engaged in a fight when he was targeted, media reports said.
His death, if confirmed, would be a significant moment in Israel’s yearlong offensive against Hamas and could complicate efforts to reach a ceasefire in the year-long war that has left thousands dead.
Sinwar became the head of Hamas after Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Tehran in July in an apparent Israeli operation.
