A fatal mistake led to Sinwar’s death
The Israeli army stated that Yahya Sinwar, leader of the Hamas movement, made a “serious mistake” that led to his death.
The British newspaper The Telegraph quoted Israeli army major Doron Spielman, saying that Sinwar made a mistake by leaving the tunnels stretching under the Gaza Strip for a residential building in Rafah, where he was tracked by a drone.
The Israeli army claimed that its forces had restricted his movement to an “increasingly smaller area” as they advanced.
Spielman added, “The Israeli army forces forced Sinwar to make this mistake and move like a fugitive, as they gradually closed the streets and detonated tunnels around Rafah in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.”
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The Israeli channel i24NEWS also revealed details related to the operation that killed Sinwar, explaining that it started on Wednesday morning when an Israeli force spotted “suspects” near the Tel al-Sultan neighborhood in Rafah, southern Gaza.
A unit led by the commander of Brigade 450 spotted three individuals, and the Israeli forces fired shells at the house where al-Sinwar had taken refuge. Al-Sinwar threw two grenades at the soldiers before being spotted by a drone.
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The forces then fired another shell that led to his death on Thursday morning, where his identity was confirmed, and secret documents were found in his possession.
Footage released late Thursday showed the moments leading up to Sinwar‘s death in a building on the outskirts of Rafah, where Sinwar appeared to throw a stick at an Israeli drone in what seemed to be a desperate act.
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Daniel Hagari, spokesman for the Israeli Defense Forces, said: “Sinwar fled alone to a building. Our forces used a drone to scan the area, which you can see in the footage I am presenting.”
The Israeli army also revealed the identity of the Hamas leader’s companion who was killed with him. In a statement, they identified him as Mahmoud Hamdan (alias Tom), who was the commander of the Hamas-affiliated Tel al-Sultan battalion and responsible for securing al-Sinwar and the six hostages killed in the area.
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