Hamas’s Gaza-based chief Yahya Sinwar has been incommunicado for a very long time, making Israel search for proof of his attainable dying. Experiences by Israel’s public broadcaster Kan, information retailers resembling Haaretz, Maariv and Walla, and the IDF Navy Intelligence Directorate urged that Sinwar might have been killed in latest Israeli strikes in Gaza. Nonetheless, there is no such thing as a concrete proof to assist this declare. In the meantime, the Shin Wager company reportedly believes that he’s nonetheless alive.
In line with The Occasions Of Israel, some stories quoted sources stating that the elusive Hamas chief, who has been hiding in tunnels in Gaza since Hamas’s October 7 assault, has a historical past of going off the radar earlier than reemerging to ship messages associated to the ceasefire negotiations or different points. Safety officers, cited by a number of retailers, famous that any assertion of Sinwar’s dying was at present speculative and lacked a strong foundation.
Haaretz, quoting sources, reported that Israel bombed tunnels in areas the place Sinwar was regarded as hiding, however there was no definitive proof that he was harmed or killed. He could also be intentionally sustaining a low profile. The army’s response to inquiries was succinct: “We’ve got no data confirming or refuting the matter.”
Because the October 7 assault on Southern Israel — believed to have been orchestrated by Sinwar — Israel has focused key figures inside Hamas, together with the group’s army wing chief, Muhammad Deif, and Khan Younis Brigade chief, Rafa’a Salameh. Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh and deputy chief Saleh al-Arouri have been additionally killed in drone strikes in Iran and Beirut, respectively, earlier this 12 months. Experiences stated that Yahya Sinwar and his brother Muhammad remained high-value targets for Israeli forces, but makes an attempt to find them have confirmed unsuccessful.
Experiences have additionally explored the intricate and secretive strategies of communication that Sinwar allegedly employs from his hideouts, involving intermediaries and handwritten notes.