The Israeli military says it is “checking the possibility” it has killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar – as pictures emerged purporting to show his body.
The 62-year-old, who has led Hamas within Gaza since 2017, is believed to be the mastermind of the 7 October 2023 attacks.
A senior Israeli official told Sky News it was “probable” Sinwar had been killed.
Photographs circulating online claimed to show Sinwar’s dead body in the hours before the Israeli military released its statement.
The images have not been independently verified.
A photograph purporting to show the body of Yahya Sinwar
Israel is waiting for DNA test results to come back before it can confirm if the body is Sinwar, a senior official in the country has said.
They added that it may take a couple of hours for the results to come through.
If his death is confirmed, it will mean Israel has eliminated its main target since it began strikes and ground invasions in Gaza in response to the Hamas incursion last year.
“During IDF operations in Gaza, three terrorists were eliminated,” the Israeli military said in a statement earlier today.
“The IDF and ISA are checking the possibility that one of the terrorists was Yahya Sinwar. At this stage, the identity of the terrorists cannot be confirmed.
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