The Hostage Families Forum calls on the government to leverage Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar’s likely killing to secure an immediate hostage deal.
“Along with the appreciation for the significant achievement [of Sinwar’s apparent killing], the families of the hostages express grave concern for the fate of the 101 hostages who are still being held captive by Hamas in Gaza and demand that [the government] leverage the military achievement to secure an immediate deal to bring about their return,” the statement from the forum says.
Israel announces an investigation into the possible death of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar, the alleged mastermind behind the deadly October 7, 2023 attack that sparked the Gaza war.The Israel Defense Forces today eliminated three unidentified terrorists in Gaza during an ongoing operation. If Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar’s death is confirmed, it could greatly impact Israel’s offensive against Hamas.
It is also unclear who would replace Sinwar if his killing is confirmed and what would that mean for ceasefire efforts in Gaza.
Who is Yahya Sinwar There Are Some Point :
- Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas, assumed leadership after the death of Ismail Haniyeh in an explosion in Iran during the Israel-Hamas war.
- Born in 1962 in a Gaza refugee camp, Sinwar has been involved with Hamas since its inception, leading the group’s security wing to eliminate Israeli informants.
- Yahya Sinwar, dubbed “The Butcher of Khan Younis,” was arrested by Israel in the late 1980s after admitting to killing 12 suspected collaborators.
- Sinwar has received four life sentences for multiple offenses, including the murder of two Israeli soldiers.
- Yahya Sinwar reportedly survived brain cancer in 2008 after receiving treatment from Israeli doctors.
- In 2011, Yahya Sinwar was among over 1,000 Palestinian prisoners released by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in exchange for an Israeli soldier captured by Hamas.
- Sinwar is suspected of orchestrating the 2016 assassination of top Hamas commander Mahmoud Ishtewi.
- Sinwar, alongside Hamas’ armed wing leader Mohammed Deif, is believed to have masterminded the deadly October 7 attacks on Israel, resulting in around 1,200 Israeli deaths.
- Yahya Sinwar has been in hiding since the October 7 Israel attacks, with his death still unconfirmed.
- Sinwar’s trackers suspect he abandoned all electronic devices to evade Israeli intelligence.
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