JERUSALEM: The Israeli navy stated on Thursday (Oct 17) that it was checking the chance that it has killed Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar following an operation within the Gaza Strip that it stated focused three militants.
“At this stage, the id of the terrorists can’t be confirmed,” it stated in an announcement.
It stated there have been no indicators that hostages had been current within the constructing the place the three militants had been killed.
Israel’s Military Radio stated the incident had occurred throughout a focused floor operation within the metropolis of Rafah within the southern Gaza Strip throughout which Israeli troops killed three militants and took their our bodies.
It stated visible proof prompt it was doubtless that one of many males was Sinwar and DNA checks had been being performed. Israel has samples of Sinwar’s DNA from his interval in an Israeli jail.
Members of Israel’s safety Cupboard had been knowledgeable that Sinwar could be very doubtless lifeless, two officers with information of the matter stated.
Two of Israel’s broadcasters, KAN and N12 Information, additionally cited Israeli officers as saying Sinwar was lifeless.
Sinwar, the chief architect of the Oct 7, 2023 assault on Israel that triggered the Gaza conflict, was named chief of Hamas following the assassination of former leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran in July.
