Daniel Hagari, spokesman for the Israeli army, confirms the death of Sinouar in Rafah
Israeli army spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said on Thursday that Hamas leader Yahya Sinouar was killed in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
“Yesterday, in Tel Sultan, in Rafah, Yahya Sinouar was eliminated by army fighters”he said in a televised statement. “The army and the Shabak [aussi appelé le Shin Bet, le renseignement intérieur israélien] operated for months to provide intelligence to eliminate Yahya Sinouar, the leader of Hamas, the terrorist organization in the Gaza Strip, and one of the founders of Hamas’s military wing, which planned and executed the October 7 massacre. »
He said that before the attack that killed him, a group of three fighters had been seen. The soldiers then fired on the group, forcing them to disperse, unaware that Sinouar was one of the members of the trio.
“Sinouar entered a building alone and our forces surveyed the area with a drone. Yahya Sinouar, wounded in the hand by the shots, hid his face and threw a stick in the direction of the drone.explained Daniel Hagari, showing a video filmed by the drone.
These images show Sinouar sitting on the couch in a destroyed living room on the first floor of a partially destroyed building. He has a serious wound on one hand and his face is hidden by a keffiyeh, the traditional Palestinian headscarf.
“We identified him as a terrorist in a building and shot at that building before entering to inspect the area. We found him with a gun and 40,000 shekels. [environ 10 000 euros]. “He was fleeing and our soldiers eliminated him.”the spokesperson continued.
He added that there were no Israeli hostages near the three fighters.
