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Monday, January 13, 2025
Report: Hamas demanding body of slain leader Sinwar in first stage of hostage deal
IDF soldiers carry the body of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar from the building where he was killed in Rafah, Gaza on October 17, 2024. (Courtesy)
The Saudi outlet Al-Hadath reports that Hamas is demanding the body of slain leader Yahya Sinwar in the first stage of the hostage deal.
Israel is expected to swap hundreds of Palestinian security prisoners in exchange for some 33 hostages in the emerging deal.
Israeli troops killed Sinwar, the mastermind of the October 7, 2023 assault, in southern Gaza in October.
