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Thursday, October 17, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, October 17, 2024
Hamas sources say indications suggest that Sinwar has been killed
IDF troops stand over the body of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza on October 17, 2024. (Courtesy)
Hamas sources say that indications from Gaza suggest that the group’s leader Yahya Sinwar has been killed in an Israeli operation.
The Israeli military has said it is checking the possibility that Sinwar has been killed. There has been no official comment from Hamas.
The Saudi Asharq al-Awsat newspaper cites two unnamed Hamas sources claiming that the terror group’s leaders inside and outside Gaza have been informed of Sinwar’s death.
Hamas sources inside Gaza tell Asharq al-Awsat that contact with Sinwar’s security detail, composed of only two or three people, was lost days ago.
