‘Butcher of Gaza’: who was Hamas number 1 killed in Israeli attack

The death

Death was confirmed after DNA testing. The exams, which also analyzed Yahya’s dental arch, were carried out in Jerusalem. Benjamin Netanyahu’s government relied on an unusual fact: the militant’s data was stored in a hospital in the country that performed surgery on Sinwar’s brain in 2008.

Sinwar was with two other Hamas members in Tal as Sultan, near Rafah, in the south of the enclave. According to the Israel Defense Forces, soldiers killed three armed men and only suspected the identity of the Hamas leader after the murder.

Sinwar’s death certificate was signed on October 7, says minister. In a statement, Eli Cohen, Israel’s Energy Minister, congratulated the country’s Defense Forces. “Congratulations to the IDF soldiers for eliminating one of the greatest terrorists, who shed the blood of thousands of Jews, Israelis and many others,” he said.

Death is not the end of war. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanytahu called the death of the Hamas leader an “important step” in the decline of Hamas, but warned that it did not mean the end of the war in the Gaza Strip. The prime minister also promised the kidnappers that they “will be spared” if the Israeli hostages are released.