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The picture is of Yahya Sinwar. He was imprisoned in Israeli jail for 22 years.
Israeli website The Jerusalem Post claimed on Monday that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is alive. He has secretly contacted Qatar. However, a senior Qatari diplomat told The Jerusalem Post that reports of direct contact with Sinwar were false. Talks took place through Khalil al-Hayyah, a senior Hamas leader.
In fact, Israel's Military Intelligence had claimed some time ago that Sinwar had died. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) also said that they attacked a school in Gaza on September 21. Hamas had its command center here. 22 people were killed in this attack. In such a situation, there was a suspicion that Sinwar also died in this airstrike.
Since then, the Israeli army was investigating the killing of Sinwar in the attacks on Gaza. After the October 7 attacks last year, Sinwar has been seen only once. According to the IDF, he was passing through a tunnel. During this time he was walking with many Israeli hostages.
The photo is from October 10, 2023, when Sinwar was hiding in a tunnel in Gaza.
No evidence of Sinwar's death According to Israeli media Haaretz, Israel recently attacked the tunnels in Gaza where Sinwar was believed to be hiding. However, till now no clue has been found related to Sinwar's death in the attacks.
This is not the first time that Sinwar has suddenly disappeared. Many times before also, Sinwar has returned with a ceasefire deal or some other message after being missing for some time.
Only Sinwar remains in top leadership of Hamas There were three important actors in the attack on Israel on October 7 last year. These included Political Chief Ismail Haniyeh, Military Chief Mohammad Daif, besides Hamas leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar. After Haniyeh's death in Iran on July 31, Sinwar became the new chief of the organization.
At the same time, Hamas's military chief Mohammed Daif was killed in an airstrike on July 13, which was confirmed on August 1. In such a situation, there were reports of only Sinwar remaining in the top leadership of Hamas. Therefore, Israel's entire focus at this time is on finding Sinwar and killing him.
Born in refugee camp, Sinwar remained in jail for 22 years The full name of the new Hamas Chief is Yahya Ibrahim Hassan Sinwar. He was born in the Khan Yunis refugee camp in the southern area of the Gaza Strip. Yahya's parents were from Ashkelon. Israel was established in 1948 and thousands of Palestinians were expelled from their ancestral homes. That's when Yahya's parents also became refugees.
Sinwar was arrested in 1989 for the kidnapping and murder of two Israeli soldiers and four Palestinians. Yahya was 19 years old at that time. The case went on. He was later sentenced to four life terms.
However, Sinwar was also released in 2011 during an exchange of more than 1,000 prisoners in exchange for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. By then Sinwar had spent about 22 years in jail.
Sinwar was declared a terrorist by America in 2015.
Khan Yunis's butcher is called Sinwar Sinwar is known for committing brutal murders. According to a BBC report, Sinwar had buried a man alive at the hands of his brother on suspicion of spying for Israel.
The surprising thing is that the burial was done not with a shovel but with a spoon. Because of such cruelty, Sinwar is also called the butcher of Khan Yunis. Even those close to Sinwar are afraid of him. It is said that if you are avoiding Sinwar's talk then you are putting your life at stake.
In 2015, Sinwar tortured and killed Hamas commander Mahmoud Ishtiwi. Ishtivi was accused of homosexuality and embezzlement of money. Sinwar is an expert in controlling people. However, he is not considered a very good speaker.
He was declared 'dead' in 2014, after some time it proved to be a rumour. In 2015, Yahya was declared a terrorist by America. Sinwar is considered close to Iran.
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