Netanyahu says death of mastermind of 7 October attack that triggered war in Gaza marks ‘beginning of the end’
Hamas’s leader, Yahya Sinwar, has been killed by Israeli forces, ending a year-long hunt for the mastermind of the 7 October attack on
Israel’s Kan Radio reported that the Hamas leader had been killed “by chance”, and not as a result of intelligence gathering. The station also said the bodies were found with cash, weapons and fake IDs. Without citing a source, Channel 12 reported that Sinwar had been hiding with the six hostages whose bodies were recovered by the IDF in August after they were
Those reports also said Sinwar had become “fatalistic” after 12 months of intense warfare in which 42,000 Palestinians have been killed, believing he would die, but still hoping to ensnare Israel in a regional battle with Iran and allied groups around the Middle East, such as Lebanon’s Hezbollah. It is unknown whether he anticipated that the 7 October attack would trigger such a massive Israeli response in the Strip.
Sinwar was released in the 2011 prisoner exchange in which an Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit, was returned for 1,000 Palestinians. He married on his return to Gaza and had three children.
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