Israel says assassinated Hamas chief in Gaza Sinwar

The Zionist Israeli regime military has said that it has assassinated the Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in the south of Gaza Strip.

News ID: 5270

Date: 17 October 2024 - 20:25

TABNAK, Oct, 17:The Zionist Israeli regime military has said that it has assassinated the Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in the south of Gaza Strip.

Israel’s army said Thursday that it is investigating whether Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar had been martyred in an attack in Gaza.

Earlier on Thursday, it was reported that an Israeli attack killed at least 19 Palestinians, including children, at UNRWA school sheltering displaced people in Jabalia, in northern Gaza, Al Jazeera reported.

Hamas denied that there were any of its members in the school.

The Israeli army has said it has conducted a DNA test.

The Israeli war minister Gallant said the investigations were still continuing.

The Israeli regime said that the three Hamas members were martyred in a gunfight in a building in Rafah in south of Gaza, with one of them being Sinwar.

The Israeli foreign ministry said in a statement a few hours later it confirm the death of Yahya Sinwar.