Posted on 10/17/2024 6:36:51 AM PDT by DFG
Israel is investigating whether Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar has been killed after an operation in the Gaza Strip, with official confirmation expected in the coming hours.
Senior Israeli officials said security sources consider there to be a 'high probability' that Sinwar was eliminated, Israeli news outlet N12 reports.
It comes as graphic images have circulated online purporting to show the body of the terrorist leader.
The grim pictures show what appears to be a corpse resembling Sinwar lying on a pile of rubble, with a catastrophic head wound and injuries all over his body.
Israel's Defence Forces said in a statement: 'During an activity by IDF fighters in the Gaza Strip, three terrorists were killed.
'The IDF and Shin Bet are investigating the possibility that one of the terrorists is Yahya Sinwar. At this stage, the identity of the terrorists cannot be confirmed.'
The statement went on: 'In the building where the terrorists were killed, no signs of the presence of abductees were found in the area.
'The IDF and Shin Bet forces operating in the area continue to operate under the necessary caution.'
A senior government minister told N12 that Sinwar was apparently eliminated.
'This is a day of closing accounts and a message to all terrorists - we will haunt you until your last day anywhere on the globe,' the anonymous source reportedly said.
Sinwar is considered to be the chief architect the October 7 attacks on Israel, which saw 1,200 people killed and 250 taken as hostages by Hamas and other terror groups, according to Israeli tallies.
Following the massacre, IDF spokesman Lt. Col. Richard Hecht vowed that Israeli troops would not rest until he was found and killed, and declared him a 'dead man walking'.
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Get the bottles of champagne ready to pop.
A great start to the day!
I’m watching CNN and they are in mourning mode.
If so, good riddance!
For the start of the Sukkot holiday!
Very.
Well said.
If Donald Trump wins in November, their reaction to that will be even more glorious.
Am Yisrael Chai.
Muslim afterlife is running out of virgins
Israel forever and ever!
He’s enjoying his 72 raisins right now.
Happy New Year!.................
If true...
EXCELLENT!
“Three Israeli officials say one of the bodies is most likely Sinwar. Israeli officials told me they are still waiting for DNA and fingerprint confirmation to make sure it is Sinwar. The Israeli officials say Israel has both his DNA and fingerprints from his time in prison”
More upward mobility in the Hamas leadership. If anybody wants it, that is.
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Give me the long odds!
For some weird reason I thought it was dead Virginians!
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