The photo is of Yahya Sinwar. He was imprisoned in Israeli prisons for 22 years.
The Israeli website The Jerusalem Post claimed Monday that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was alive. He secretly contacted Qatar. However, a senior Qatari diplomat told The Jerusalem Post that reports of direct contacts with Sinwar were false. The talks took place through Khalil al-Hayyah, a senior Hamas leader.
In fact, Israeli military intelligence had claimed some time ago that Sinwar was dead. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) also said it 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, it was suspected that Sinwar had also died in this airstrike.
Since then, the Israeli military has been investigating Sinwar’s death during the attacks on Gaza. After the October 7 attacks last year, Sinwar was seen only once. According to the IDF, he was going 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 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.
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.
At the same time, Hamas military leader Mohammed Daif was killed in an airstrike on July 13, confirmed on August 1. In such a situation, according to some reports, only Sinwar would remain at the head of Hamas. Therefore, Israel’s full attention at the moment is to find Sinwar and kill him.
Born in a refugee camp, Sinwar remained in prison for 22 years The full name of the new Hamas leader is Yahya Ibrahim Hassan Sinwar. He was born in the Khan Yunis refugee camp in the southern 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 then 19 years old. The affair continued. He was later sentenced to four life sentences.
However, Sinwar was also released in 2011 in an exchange of more than 1,000 prisoners for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. Sinwar had then spent around 22 years in prison.
Sinwar was declared a terrorist by the United States in 2015.
The butcher of Khan Yunis is called Sinwar Sinwar is known for committing brutal murders. According to a BBC report, Sinwar had buried alive a man in the hands of his brother, suspected of spying for Israel.
What is surprising is that the burial was done not with a shovel but with a spoon. Due to this cruelty, Sinwar is also called the butcher of Khan Yunis. Even Sinwar’s relatives are afraid of him. It is said that if you avoid Sinwar’s speech, you are putting your life at stake.
In 2015, Sinwar tortured and killed Hamas commander Mahmoud Ishtiwi. Ishtivi was accused of homosexuality and embezzlement. 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 turned out to be just a rumor. In 2015, Yahya was declared a terrorist by the United States. Sinwar is considered close to Iran.
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