"Victory for the free world"
Israel investigates possible killing of Hamas chief Sinwar
The head of the radical Islamic Hamas, Yahya Sinwar, has been killed during an army operation in the Gaza Strip, according to the Israeli Foreign Ministry. On Thursday afternoon, images of a corpse resembling the Hamas leader went viral.
"The mass murderer Yahya Sinwar, who was responsible for the massacre and atrocities of October 7, was killed today by IDF soldiers," Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday evening, referring to the Israeli military. "This is a great military and moral achievement for Israel and a victory for the entire free world against the axis of evil of radical Islam led by Iran," Katz continued. The killing of Sinwar created the opportunity to free the hostages immediately and to create "a new reality" in the Gaza Strip without Hamas and Iranian influence. The Israeli army had previously announced that "three terrorists had been eliminated" during an operation in the Palestinian territory.
Images of teeth "confirm" identity according to experts
According to Israeli media, an army patrol encountered three "armed terrorists" inside a partially destroyed house. There had been an exchange of fire and the fighters had been eliminated. Forensic experts from the Israeli police compared photos of the teeth of the corpse of one of the men with those of Sinwar from his time in custody in Israel. Israeli media reported that there was a match.
First reports of Sinwar's death at the end of September
Sinwar is considered the mastermind behind the massacre on October 7, 2023, which triggered the Gaza war and the regional escalation. At the end of September, media reports suspected that the 61-year-old had been killed in an Israeli airstrike. This was supported at the time by the fact that he had broken off contact with the Hamas representatives present at the ceasefire negotiations some time ago. In the previous week, however, there was reportedly a "sign of life" from Sinwar. He is said to have made contact with representatives from Qatar.
Is Hamas now taking revenge on the hostages?
The fate of around 100 hostages who are still being held by Hamas remains completely uncertain. Efforts to secure their release are likely to be even more difficult as long as it is not clear who is making the decisions at the top of Hamas. In addition, their captors could take revenge on them for the killing of Sinwar, as many of the hostages fear.
But even a collapse of Hamas, which had ruled the Gaza Strip with an iron hand until the outbreak of war, would not necessarily create a clear situation. As Israel is not seeking military administration of the coastal area and does not appear to have any other concrete ideas for a Gaza without Hamas, a dangerous power vacuum is looming. In this vacuum, chaos and anarchy could spread.
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