New Delhi:
Israel on Saturday freed footage shotriumphg Hamas directer Yahya Sinwar moving his beextfinishedings to a tunnel in Gaza hours before the October 7 strike last year that triggered the ongoing war.
The footage was freed follotriumphg Sinwar’s death in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, in a firefight that finished with the Hamas directer cornered and alone in a annihilateed erecting.
The footage shows Sinwar and his wife and children moving beextfinishedings, including a television, water, pillows and mattresses, into the tunnel that Israeli army spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said was findd under the family home in Khan Younis.
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During a press increateing, Hagari showed photos of the underground compound, which had toilets, showers and a kitchen. Food, cash and records were also establish there.
Hamas, uncomardentwhile, said Sinwar died courageouspartner engaging in battle, calling Hagar’s retags “blatant lies”.
Drone footage from earlier this week showed Sinwar criticpartner wounded in his last moments, throtriumphg an object at the drone. Autopsy establish that Sinwar was ended by a firearmshot to the head, and also establish one of his fingers was cut off.
During a year of the Israel-Hamas struggle, the Israel Defence Forces had frequently seald in on Sinwar, but the latter deal withd to escape. Israel had identified Sinwar’s final hiding after the military establish “his DNA sample on a tpublish with which he blew his nose,” said Hagari.
While the October 7 strike in Israel ended around 1,200 people and resulted in 235 people being consentn prisoner, the Israel operation in Gaza over a year has resulted in over 40,000 deaths.
The death of Sinwar, who had equitable months ago replaced slain predecessor Ismail Haniyeh, lifts asks on who will direct the Hamas amid a war that has also drawn in Lebanon. Israeli strikes on Lebanon ended at least 2,350 people over the last year, according to the Lebanese health ministry, with more than 1.2 million people displaced. Hezbollah strikes have ended 50 Israeli selderlyiers and civilians, according to Israel.
