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IDF claims footage shows Sinwar’s wife entering tunnel with $32,000 handbag

20 October 2024, 2:07 am 56 Edit
A screenshot of video released by the IDF on October 19, 2024, shows Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar's wife, holding a handbag, escaping into a tunnel with him and their children on the night before the Gaza-ruling terror group's October 7, 2023, onslaught against Israel. (Screen capture; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
A screenshot of video released by the IDF on October 19, 2024, shows Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar's wife, holding a handbag, escaping into a tunnel with him and their children on the night before the Gaza-ruling terror group's October 7, 2023, onslaught against Israel. (Screen capture; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

The IDF’s Arabic-language spokesperson, Lt. Col. Avichay Adraee, claims that in footage unveiled by the military of slain Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar fleeing with his family to a tunnel on the eve of the October 7, 2023, onslaught, the terror chief’s wife can be seen holding a Hermès Birkin handbag worth $32,000.

That claim echoes online speculation regarding the handbag.

In his tweet, Adraee contrasts this with the poverty experienced by most residents of Gaza, who “don’t have enough money for food.”

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