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Tuesday, December 19, 2023
IDF said to twice reach areas where it believes Sinwar was hiding shortly before troops arrived

Yahya Sinwar, head of Hamas in Gaza, greets his supporters upon his arrival at a meeting in a hall on the sea side of Gaza City, on April 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Adel Hana, File)
Channel 12 reports — without citing any sources — that IDF troops in recent days twice reached tunnels in northern Gaza where they believe Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was hiding just before they arrived.
The manhunt for Sinwar continues, with the report indicating that the IDF is closing in on the terror leader.