JERUSALEM POST
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Rafah, Gaza Strip
Yonah Jeremy Bob, Jacob Laznik, Maya Gur Arieh
October 17, 2024

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed by the IDF in Tel Sultan in Rafah on Wednesday in an unplanned operation, sources close to the matter confirmed to The Jerusalem Post Thursday evening, several hours after rumors arose that he had been killed earlier Thursday. Shortly after, around 7:45 p.m., confirmations came out from the IDF, Shin Bet, Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz, and others, that Sinwar was in fact dead. Evidence that Sinwar is dead included matching both his dental records and fingerprint records which Israel had from the period when he was in Israeli prisons until 2011. READ MORE

TIMES OF ISRAEL IDF recovered Sinwar’s DNA in tunnel complex where 6 hostages were executed The IDF found Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar’s DNA some weeks ago in a Rafah tunnel which was in the same complex as — but a few hundred meters from — a separate tunnel where six Israeli hostages were murdered in late August.

YNET Sinwar hid in Rafah tunnel alongside six hostages executed by Hamas Hamas leader reportedly hid in same tunnel as hostages Hirsch Goldberg-Polin, Eden Yerushalmi, Ori Danino, Almog Sarusi, Carmel Gat and Alex Lobanov before they were killed by captors in August; IDF investigating whether hostages murdered during Sinwar’s escape.

JNS President Biden’s statement on the death of Yahya Sinwar “Early this morning, Israeli authorities informed my national security team that a mission they conducted in Gaza likely killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. DNA tests have now confirmed that Sinwar is dead. This is a good day for Israel, for the United States, and for the world.”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Netanyahu in English statement: ‘War can end tomorrow’ if Hamas lays down arms, returns hostages In an English-language statement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar “the beginning of the end” of the war in Gaza. “To the people of Gaza, I have a simple message,” he continues. “This war can end tomorrow. It can end if Hamas lays down its arms and returns our hostages.”

ARUTZ SHEVA Wounded and alone: Drone footage of Sinwar’s final moments IDF Spokesman Daniel Hagari published drone footage showing mass murderer Yahya Sinwar moments before his elimination. CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO