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Israeli officials claim army has killed Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar in Gaza (www.middleeasteye.net)

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Israel's military has said on Thursday it is checking the possibility that it has killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza, while Israeli broadcasters KAN and N12 News cited officials as saying that the Palestinian leader was confirmed killed.

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[–] linkerbaan@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Leaked pictures look similar to Sinwar

NSFL (Death + Gore): Images of killed man resembling Sinwar

Current rumors are that he was holding an AK and was directly engaged in a ground operation, likely in Rafah, however this is all unconfirmed so far. There are also claims this man is not Sinwar.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago

He's been in Israeli prison so they should have enough biometrics on him to ID.