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These pictures of Sinwar's death are viral on social media.
Hamas Chief Yahya Sinwar has been killed by Israel. Israeli media Channel 12 quoted senior army officials as saying that Sinwar has died.
Three Hamas members were killed in an Israeli attack in central Gaza on Wednesday. There are reports of one of them being Yahya Sinwar.
The Israeli army also said in its statement that it had received information about three Hamas fighters in a building. After this, a strike was conducted on him in a routine operation.
When the bodies of those killed were seen, one of them was that of Yahya Sinwar. DNA test is being done to investigate his death. Photos of Sinwar's dead body have also gone viral on social media.
Even before this, Israel had made several attempts to kill Sinwar. However, he faced failure. There have been claims regarding his death earlier also. Sinwar's death was also claimed on 23 September.
On social media, people are comparing the teeth of the dead body and its watch and claiming that the murdered person is Sinwar.
Former Hamas chief Haniyeh was killed 78 days ago
Former Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran on July 31. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) confirmed his death. IRGC had said that Haniyeh's hideout in Tehran was attacked with a missile at 2 am (4 am Indian time). Haniyeh and one of his bodyguards died in this.
Haniyeh had arrived in Tehran to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Iranian President Massoud Pazhakian. Iran had accused Israel of getting Haniyeh murdered. Read the news related to Haniyeh's death here…
Only Sinwar was left in the 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.
Whereas Hamas's military chief Mohammed Daif was killed in an airstrike on July 13, which was confirmed on August 1. In such a situation, now only Sinwar was left in the top leadership of Hamas. Therefore, Israel's entire focus was 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. When Israel was established in 1948 and thousands of Palestinians were expelled from their ancestral homes, 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.
Ismail Haniyeh with Yahya Sinwar in Gaza. The picture is from 2017.
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, but after some time it was proved to be a rumour. In 2015, Yahya was declared a terrorist by America. Sinwar is considered close to Iran.
