According to an autopsy performed on the body of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, murdered by Israeli troops, the group’s leader died as a result of a gunshot wound to the head. Hen Kugel, chief pathologist at the Israeli Center for Forensic Medicine, told CNN on October 18.
“The cause of death was a gunshot to the head. “(Sinwar) has a bullet to the head and a severe traumatic brain injury.” – CNN quoted Kugel as saying.
In addition, the forensic expert added that other serious injuries caused by the explosion of a tank or rocket projectile were found on Sinwar’s body, as well as concrete walls and ceilings that fell on him.
Various media outlets report that Sinvar mainly hid in tunnels along with bodyguards and hostages, and only rarely came out. While on regular patrol, an IDF detachment saw three people running towards nearby houses and opened fire on them. One of the fugitives ran into a badly damaged house, where he was found by a minidrone that filmed the last minutes of his life. Footage released by the IDF on Thursday showed him trying to hide among piles of garbage on the ground floor of the building. He threw what looked like a stick at the drone and the video ended there. It was this body that was later identified as Yahya Sinwar.
The media also reports that the IDF has photographs showing that Sinwar was hit in the head.
On October 17, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced the liquidation of Sinwar in the southern Gaza Strip. The report notes that the Hamas leader had been wanted for approximately a year. Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz made a statement, saying that the assassination of the group’s leader creates an opportunity for the immediate release of the hostages and could lead to a new reality in Gaza. Later deputy head of the movement’s Politburo. Khalil al-Hayya confirmed Sinvar’s death. He stressed that the leader’s “martyrdom” will only increase the strength of Hamas.
The same day, the president of the US joe biden He claimed that US intelligence was helping Israel track the location of the Hamas leader on his orders. He stressed that “not a single terrorist in the world can escape justice, no matter how long it takes.”
Later, Biden during a meeting with the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called Sinwar’s death a moment of justice. In turn, the German Chancellor expressed the hope that there is now a real prospect of a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of the hostages, Izvestia recalls.
