Israel has confirmed it has killed top Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar after IDF and ISA said that "three terrorists were eliminated" as they carried out operations in Gaza

Statement comes after fresh airstrike in Gaza

Israel has accused Sinwar of masterminding the October 7 attack

The Israeli military said on Thursday that it was checking the possibility that it has killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar following an operation in the Gaza Strip that it said had targeted three militants.

Israel is investigating whether Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is among those killed in a military operation in Gaza. Here's what we know:

The IDF and Israel Security Agency (ISA) are investigating the possibility of Sinwar's death

Sinwar assumed overall command of the Iran-backed Hamas in August, following the assassination of former political chief Ismail Haniyeh.

The Israeli army on Thursday, October 17 said that it was probing the possibility of the death of the Hamas chief and the mastermind behind the October 7

Israeli forces have eliminated other Hamas and Hezbollah chiefs in recent months.

Sinwar was named the militant group’s leader earlier this year after its former political chief was killed.

The Israeli military has said it is "checking the possibility" it has killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who has led Hamas within Gaza since 2017 after more than three decades in its ranks

JERUSALEM: Israel confirmed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the architect of the Oct 7 attack on Israel last year, has been killed in Gaza, with Foreign Minister Israel Katz calling it a "victory for the entire free world". There has been no official comment from Hamas but sources in the group said the ind

The Israeli military says it is looking into whether Hamas’ top leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in a military operation in Gaza.

The Israeli military said Thursday it was looking into whether Hamas’ top leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in a military operation in Gaza

The Israeli military said Thursday it was looking into whether Hamas’ top leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in a military operation in Gaza.

Sinwar became the group’s new leader after the killing of its former political chief Ismail Haniyeh in July.

Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar, who ordered the October 7 attack on Israel, might have been killed in an airstrike, said the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), adding that its intelligence agencies are trying to verify the news. The October 7 attacks that killed 1,200 Israelis plunged the Middle East into chaos.

Yahya Sinwar, the chief architect of the Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel that triggered the Gaza war, has been at the top of Israel's wanted list ever since.

Israel is investigating whether Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar has been killed after an operation in the Gaza Strip.

Israeli military investigates possible death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza operation.

Jerusalem, Oct 17: The Israeli military says it is looking into whether Hamas’ top leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in a military operation in Gaza. The

Tel Aviv: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed on Thursday that three terrorists have been eliminated during its operations in Gaza, one of whom can

Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar is dead, confirms Israel citing initial DNA testing: Report

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, one of the masterminds of the October 7, 2023, attack in southern Israel that triggered the war in Gaza, has been killed in an Israeli military operation in Rafah.

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said on Thursday that it was checking the possibility that it has killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar following an operat...

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has been killed in operations in Gaza, Israel's military has confirmed.

Tensions between Israel and Hamas reached new heights in October 2024, with speculation that Yahya Sinwar, one of Hamas’s top leaders and the mastermind behind the October 7 attacks, may have been killed during Israeli military operations. Sinwar, who commands the group in the Gaza Strip, has been a central figure since assuming control after […]

Photos have begun circulating online purportedly showing the body of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar, who Israeli officials believe may have been killed in an airstrike Thursday. The harrowing image shows...

On 17th of October, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced they were working to confirm the identity of one of three Hamas operatives killed in Gaza, who they suspect may be Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader who was the mastermind behind the October 7 terror attacks on Israel. The IDF announced they engaged and killed three Hamas terrorists in Gaza, potentially including Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar following an airstrike on a building housing the operatives. They soldiers found a body resembling Sinwar, although full identification is pending due to booby traps. The IDF and Shin Bet are using DNA, dental, and fingerprint tests to confirm his identity. Meanwhile, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant reaffirmed Israel’s commitment to pursuing terrorists, quoting scripture to emphasize their resolve.

Israel says it is "checking the possibility" that it has killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in an operation in Gaza. Meanwhile, a German warship shot down a drone off Lebanon's coast. Follow DW for more.

The Prime Minister also instructed his aides to inform the families of Israeli hostages about the death of the Hamas chief

Israel is “checking the possibility” that Yahya Sinwar was one of three people killed in an operation in Gaza.