Gaza
Hamas leader Sinwar killed in Rafah fighting, Shehab reports
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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Yahya Sinwar, head of Hamas's political bureau, was in the Tel al-Sultan neighborhood west of Rafah on Wednesday afternoon, 16 October 2024, accompanied by several al-Qassam Brigades fighters, Shehab Wire reported. He was not in a tunnel and was not surrounded by captives at the time, according to the account.
The report provides details of Sinwar's whereabouts and circumstances in the hours before his death during fighting in Gaza's southernmost city.
