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Israeli forces investigating whether Oct 7 mastermind was killed in operation
The Israel Defense Forces and the country's domestic security agency Shin Bet have announced that it is investigating whether Hamas terror chief Yahya Sinwar was killed on Thursday in the Gaza Strip.
The agencies said in a joint statement that "During IDF operations in the Gaza Strip, three terrorists were eliminated" and that it was "checking the possibility that one of the terrorists was Yahya Sinwar."
"In the building where the terrorists were eliminated, there were no signs of the presence of hostages in the area," they added. "The forces that are operating in the area are continuing to operate with the required caution."
Referred to by Israel as the Butcher of Khan Younis for his violent and cruel torture methods against his enemies, both Israeli and Palestinian, Sinwar, 60, is widely seen as being behind the massacre of Israeli civilians carried out by thousands of Hamas militants on Oct. 7.
Yahya Sinwar chairs a meeting with leaders of Palestinian factions at his office in Gaza City, April 13, 2022. (AP)
Israeli Defense Forces spokesman Lt. Col. Richard Hecht had told reporters last October that "Sinwar is the leader of Hamas in Gaza and he’s a dead man walking."
"We will get to him, however long it takes… and this war could be long," he said.
Sinwar was believed to be somewhere in the Palestinian enclave but hidden deep underground in the warren of tunnels Hamas uses to transport weapons and fighters and where they may even be keeping the hostages, was born in the Khan Younis refugee camp when the area was part of Egypt. ....
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They are checking DNA now. Israeli sources say it is highly likely he is dead. Hell needs 72 more virgins. Moon is in mourning today.
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