In a message to dozens of foreign ministers around the world, Foreign Minister Israel Katz confirms that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed, becoming the first Israeli official to do so on the record.
“The mass murderer Yahya Sinwar, who is responsible for the massacre and atrocities of October 7, was killed today by IDF soldiers,” says Katz, according to his office.
“This is a great military and moral achievement for Israel and a victory for the entire free world against the evil axis of radical Islam led by Iran,” he continues.
Katz says the killing “creates a possibility” for getting the hostages out immediately and for creating a Gaza free of Hamas and Iranian control.
“Israel needs your support and assistance now more than ever to advance these important goals together,” Katz finishes.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is slated to give a statement to the press as Israel prepares to confirm the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.
Meanwhile Hamas sources say that indications from Gaza suggest that the group’s leader Yahya Sinwar has been killed in an Israeli operation.
The Saudi Asharq al-Awsat newspaper cites two unnamed Hamas sources claiming that the terror group’s leaders inside and outside Gaza have been informed of Sinwar’s death.
Hamas sources inside Gaza tell Asharq al-Awsat that contact with Sinwar’s security detail, composed of only two or three people, was lost days ago.
Cover pix: Israeli soldiers carrying suspected remains of Sinwar.
With Times of Israel report
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