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Thursday, October 17, 2024
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IDF recovered Sinwar’s DNA in tunnel complex where 6 executed hostages were found
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
The IDF found Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar’s DNA 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, The Times of Israel has learned.
IDF and Shin Bet forces were searching the tunnel, which was part of the same complex in which the six hostages were killed, and found a room that they believed senior Hamas commanders may have used. They took DNA samples from the underground room and found that some of the DNA belonged to Sinwar, but were not able to pin down when he was there.
