Sinwar’s assassination in Gaza not end of Hamas-Israel war: Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the killing of Yahya Sinwar, leader of Hamas, will not end the ongoing war in Gaza.
Mr Netanyahu stated this in a post on X, shortly after Israel confirmed the killing of Mr Sinwar.
“Yahya Sinwar is dead,” Mr Netanyahu declared. “He was killed in Rafah by the brave soldiers of the Israel Defence Forces.”
He added, “While this is not the end of the war in Gaza, it’s the beginning of the end.”
Mr Sinwar’s death signposts another episode in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
The Israeli military confirmed on Thursday that Mr Sinwar, one of the masterminds of the October 7, 2023 attack that left over 1,000 dead in Israel, was killed in a firefight.
Mr Sinwar assumed leadership of Hamas in August, shortly after Hamas’ former leader Ismail Haniyeh’s assassination in Iran on 31 July.
Before his appointment, Mr Sinwar was a prominent figure within Hamas, having joined the organisation in the 1980s and serving as its leader in Gaza since 2017.
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