Confirmed: Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has been killed

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz confirmed that the leader of the Palestinian Islamist group “Hamas” Yahya Sinwar has been killed, reported Reuters and the Associated Press.

“The mass murderer Yahya Sinwar, who was responsible for the massacre and terror of October 7, was killed today by the soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces”Katz said in a statement.

Sinuar is considered strategist of an unprecedented Palestinian attack on Israeli territory last fall that triggered the war in the Gaza Strip. Since then, the head of Hamas, who replaced Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed at the end of July in an Israeli strike in the capital of Iran, Tehran, has topped Israel’s most wanted list.

His meltdown was called by Kats “military and moral success for the Israeli army”. “The killing of Sinwar opens the possibility for the immediate release of the hostages and for a change that will lead to a new reality in Gaza – without Hamas and without Iranian control.” “added the Israeli foreign minister.

The Israeli police announced in a joint statement with the Israeli army earlier today that they were confirming through dental photographs and DNA analysis whether Sinwar was among those killed in the Israeli operation in The Gaza Strip.

“At this point, one of several procedures necessary for definitive identification has been completed. Dental photographs have been sent to the crime lab. DNA analysis is underway.”said the statement of the police and the army.

Earlier, Israeli security cabinet ministers were told that the feared Hamas leader was most likely dead, Reuters reported.

The US sees the removal of Sinwar as an opportunity to end the war in Gaza.

Many US officials have identified Sinwar’s death as the best chance to resolve the conflict between Israel and Hamas, CNN reports.

In a situation where a ceasefire and the return of hostages have not been agreed to for several months, senior officials in the Joe Biden administration have not given up hope that Sinuar will one day be removed from the scene. , allowing Tel Aviv to declare, that the objectives of the Gaza operation have been achieved.

At the end of September, Israel removed another of its main opponents – the leader of the paramilitary group “Hezbollah” Hassan Nasrallahhitting its headquarters in the Lebanese capital Beirut.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Sinwar’s death offers a chance for peace in the Middle East, but he warned that the war in Gaza is not over and that Israel will continue until the enemies return home, Reuters said.

“Today we have settled our accounts. Evil has been dealt with today, but our work is not yet done.”Netanyahu said in a recorded video address. “Dear host families, I say: this is an important time in the war. We will continue with full force until all your loved ones, our loved ones, come home.”.

“This is an important military and moral victory for Israel and the entire free world in their fight against the axis of radical Islam led by Iran.”said Foreign Minister Katz in a personal message to his colleagues around the world.

Israeli President Yitzhak Herzog praised the army for “eliminating the terrorist” a “He has been responsible for years for terrible acts of terrorism against Israeli civilians and citizens of other countries, and for the murder of thousands of innocent people”.

At this time, there is no response from Hamas to the news of Sinwar’s death.

US President Joe Biden called the death of the leader of “Hamas” a moment of relief for the Israelis and noted that it was at the same time an opportunity for a “new beginning” in the Gaza Strip, from without the group that ruled there, Reuters reported.

“Yahia Sinuar was an insurmountable obstacle to the achievement of all these goals. That obstacle is no longer there, but we still have a lot of work to do.”Biden said in a statement. “I will soon speak to Prime Minister Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders to congratulate them, to discuss the way to return the hostages home to their families and end his ‘ this war once and for all caused so much destruction and suffering to innocent people. “he added.

US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris called its elimination a step toward eliminating the threat the militant group poses to Israel.

Killing of Sinuar “allowing us to finally end the war in Gaza”Harris said. “There was justice,” she told reporters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. “Sinowar is responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent people, including the victims of October 7 and the guards killed in Gaza”she added.

“Today I can only hope that the families of the victims of Hamas will find relief”Harris said.