Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar
Al Jazeera
Israel claims to have killed the Hamas leader in Gaza during an ‘operation’.
Israel claims to have killed Hamas’s political and military leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza.
Hamas has yet to confirm the claim.
The Israeli military said on Thursday that Sinwar had been positively identified after he was killed the day before.
Sinwar had operated from Gaza throughout Israel’s 12-month war on the enclave, assuming overall control of the group following the assassination – widely believed to be by Israel – of Hamas politburo head Ismail Haniyeh in late July.
Under Sinwar’s direction, Hamas maintained its military pressure in Gaza – despite reportedly being affected by Israeli assaults – launching attacks on Israeli positions, as well as maintaining civil administration across the Gaza Strip.
