The photo is of Yahya Sinwar, who was allegedly radicalized by his 22 years in Israeli prison.
Israeli military intelligence announced the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. According to the Times of Israel, Sinwar has been missing for some time. He had no contact with anyone.
In such a situation, the Israeli military is investigating the possibility that Sinwar was killed during the attacks on Gaza. No evidence has been found so far regarding Sinwar’s death. However, many Israeli media outlets speculated about the death of the Hamas leader.
According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), they attacked a school in Gaza a few days ago. Hamas had its command center here. 22 people were killed in this attack. In such a situation, it is feared that Sinwar may also have died in this airstrike.
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 Gaza tunnels where Sinwar is believed to be hiding. However, so far no clues have been found regarding Sinwar’s death in the attacks.
This is not the first time Sinwar has suddenly disappeared. Several times before, Sinwar had returned with a ceasefire agreement or other message after having disappeared for some time. On the other hand, Israel’s internal security agency, the Shin Bet, has dismissed speculation about Sinwar’s death.
Only Sinwar remains at the head of Hamas There were three important players in the attack on Israel on October 7 last year. Among them were political leader Ismail Haniyeh, military leader Mohammad Daif, as well as Hamas leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar. After Haniyeh’s death in Iran on July 31, Sinwar became the new leader of the organization.
While Hamas military leader Mohammed Daif was killed in an airstrike on July 13, confirmed on August 1. In such a situation, only Sinwar now remains at the head of Hamas. Therefore, Israel’s full attention at the moment is to find Sinwar and kill him.
Yahya Sinwar becomes Hamas leader after leaving Gaza camps Yahya Sinwar is the leader of Hamas in Gaza. He is one of the most wanted people in Israel. People also know Yahya Sinwar, 61, by the name Abu Ibrahim. He was born in the Khan Yunis refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip.
Yahya’s parents were from Ashkelon, but, when Israel was established in 1948 and thousands of Palestinians were expelled from their ancestral homes, Yahya’s parents also became refugees. Palestinians call it “Al-Nakba,” meaning the day of destruction.
According to the BBC, Yahya Sinwar was first arrested by Israel in 1982. At that time, he was 19 years old. Yahya was accused of being involved in “Islamic activities.” He was arrested again in 1985.
Around this time, Yahya gained the trust of Hamas founder Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. Two years after the creation of Hamas in 1987, Yahya founded his famous internal security organization, al-Majd. Sinwar was then 25 years old.