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Israeli troops had for more than a year hunted the leader of Hamas, who disappeared in Gaza soon after masterminding the 7 October attacks.

Yahya Sinwar, 61, was said to have spent much of his time hiding in the tunnels under the Strip, along with a cadre of bodyguards and a 'human shield' of hostages seized from Israel.

But ultimately, it appears he met his end in a chance encounter with an Israeli patrol in southern Gaza. His guard detail was small. No hostages were found.

Details are still emerging, but here's what we know so far about Sinwar's killing:


Routine patrol
The Israel Defense Forces says a unit from its 828th Bislamach Brigade was patrolling Tal al-Sultan, an area of Rafah, on Wednesday.

Three militants were identified and engaged by the Israeli troops - and all were eliminated. At that stage nothing seemed particularly remarkable about the firefight and the soldiers did not return to the scene until Thursday morning. It was then, as the dead were inspected, that one of the bodies was found to bear a striking resemblance to the leader of Hamas.

The corpse however remained in situ due to suspected booby traps and instead, part of a finger was removed and sent to Israel for testing.

His body was finally extracted and brought to Israel later that day as the area was made safe.

Daniel Hagari, the IDF's spokesman, said that his forces "didn't know he was there but we continued to operate".

He said that his troops had identified the three men running from house to house, and engaged them before they split up.

The man since identified as Sinwar "ran alone into one of the buildings" and was killed after being located with a drone. Sinwar's body was found with a flak jacket, a gun and 40,000 shekels (£8,240).

None of the hostages Sinwar was believed to be using as a human shield were present and his small retinue suggests either he was trying to move unnoticed, or had lost many of those protecting him.

Yoav Gallant, Israel's defence minister, said: "Sinwar died while beaten, persecuted and on the run – he didn't die as a commander, but as someone who only cared for himself. This is a clear message to all of our enemies".

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czj9zzz8xm7o

Reminds me of Che's death.

You sure allah still have cement to build more 72 ashawo house ?

I'm fully in support of Israel on this

This was an American led operation obviously because America released a statement in that regard. This is conflicting

ehikwe22:
This was an American led operation obviously because America released a statement in that regard. This is conflicting

even ur America is afraid of mossad.....no unit is so intelligent like dis guys ..accurate n precise

His body was finally extracted and brought to Israel later that day as the area was made safe.

What a cowardly way to die. Even their fvcked, use.less Allah they kill for can not even protect him. Lesson for all terrorists sympatizers. Helinues, Yarimo, Madridguy and CoronaVirus take note.

ehikwe22:
This was an American led operation obviously because America released a statement in that regard. This is conflicting

Akmed are you saying America should not help Israel?

Chikel20000:
even ur America is afraid of mossad.....no unit is so intelligent like dis guys ..accurate n precise

Tell them

Slammers know nothing

Nothing at all

America have been helping Nigeria corrupt military since the chibok girl incident

But just last year before the election tiny dot called Israel 🇮🇱 volunteered to help Nigeria militarily against terrorist

Use google and see how your senators were rejecting up and down 😂😂

Good riddance

Saw a video of his final moments. Dude was tired of running. He knew his time was up. RIP


Violence is never the answer.

Muslim Allah is useless sha...kai

I'm shocked.

Oceanfl0w:
Saw a video of his final moments. Dude was tired of running. He knew his time was up. RIP


Violence is never the answer.

No peace for the wicked

Oceanfl0w:
Saw a video of his final moments. Dude was tired of running. He knew his time was up. RIP


Violence is never the answer.

Link?

EhWhoBeThat:
You sure allah still have cement to build more 72 ashawo house ?

If you understand the concept of honor, struggle and resistance you perceive this stick throwing old man as a martyr.

If you're a rat you just laugh after having to kill a sextagenarian who eluded you for months by bombing an entire city of innocents and using tanks, drones and sniper rifles to finally finish him off.

But you are neither of the warrior class or of the Jew rat class no matte the lied you tell yourselves.

But you remain an 0su pig who idolises cowards from Ojukwu the bunker rat , to Kanu the corner moving rat to the latest fat hamster pet in Finland.

You could learn a few things about what a true warrior is from Sinwar instead of idolising cowards that never went into battle and are quick to run away at the slightest sense of danger.

Oceanfl0w:
Saw a video of his final moments. Dude was tired of running. He knew his time was up. RIP


Violence is never the answer.

He was never on the run .

He was actively leading his men to take out IDF rats . Since the war began he had been actively engaging IDF rats on the surface.

It's been over a year now and you are telling me Israel could not find Sinwar in a heavily surveilled and besieged small area as Gaza? So much for Mossad and their diaper wearing IDF .

The muthafcker went out in a bang .

He was out hunting Jew rats
every day before coming under heavy Tank fire.

He lost an arm after a shell hit the building he had taken cover in and when the IDF dispatched a squad to scope the building he drove them away with two grenades .

It took drones, armoured tank shelling , an entire platoon squad and snipers to take him out.

Sinwar was never on the run neither was he confined to an underground bunker like some people's hero.

This is a man who turned down a Qatari brokered deal to leave Gaza with his family but he told them to fck off that he will be fighting to the bitter end.

This isn't Ojukwu we are talking here who spent the entire war scurrying from one underground bunker to another , plapping some people's grandma's to relieve tensions while composing a list of Sabos to execute . Sinwar fought , bled and died for his people. Can that be said about Ojukwu who never saw battle and ran away from it the moment it came to him?

0sus salivating here need to understand the reason they can never get their Biafra is because you can't find a grain of the man Sinwar was in any of their gorrila chest beating population

UnitedKingdom:
His body was finally extracted and brought to Israel later that day as the area was made safe.

What a cowardly way to die. Even their fvcked, use.less Allah they kill for can not even protect him. Lesson for all terrorists sympatizers. Helinues, Yarimo, Madridguy and CoronaVirus take note.

Can't you make your comment without denigrating people's religion and what they hold in sanctity? I don't see Muslims attack Christians here on Nairaland as we Christians do on thus platform . Condemn terrorism, Condemn "Islamic terrorism " leave Allah out please. Let's respect others religion

jogojogo:
Can't you make your comment without denigrating people's religion and what they hold in sanctity? I don't see Muslims attack Christians here on Nairaland as we Christians do on thus platform . Condemn terrorism, Condemn "Islamic terrorism " leave Allah out please. Let's respect others religion

They know what they are doing.

They intend to make this conflict domesticated in Nigeria towards promoting sectarian strife .

They are want to instigate another pogrom in the north towards getting another mass Ibo exodus to their Biafra from where they intend to declare Biafra.

They are not human in any way or form.

You are dealing with a bunch of confused heathen swines.
And please, do not refer to them as Christians as they are not and they have severally condemned Christianity and Christ alike.

They believe they are Jews.

Notice how it's only them that are making this conflict a Muslim Vs Christian one when the conflict is actually between Palestinians Vs Zionist occupiers . I keep telling these fools that there are more Christians in Gaza and the West Bank than there are in Israel and that Christians do not face any discrimination in the hands of either Hamas or Hezbollah.

Chikel20000:
even ur America is afraid of mossad.....no unit is so intelligent like dis guys ..accurate n precise

mossad better pass DSS

He threw a stick at the drone and the drone operator flinched.

Lmfao!

Let that sink in.

He died a more honourable death than any kike will ever dream of. Because they dont understand honor. Fighting against impossible odds, looking into your enemy with your hand severed, and still having the energy to throw a stick.

Unfathomably based.

Sinwar single handedly (no pun intended) defeated Zionism.

Rest on Glorious warrior.

Now I understand why the IDF issues diapers to their soldiers.

Drone operator flinched .

Lolz 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

ehikwe22:
This was an American led operation obviously because America released a statement in that regard. This is conflicting

you will soon commence crying. Just be patient, God will continue to elevate isreal, when they finish killing all the enemies, they will come for all terrorists sympathizers like blowing thier mobile phones on thier faces.

Nursepepeye:
you will soon commence crying. Just be patient, God will continue to elevate isreal, when they finish killing all the enemies, they will come for all terrorists sympathizers like blowing thier mobile phones on thier faces.

See terrorist threat.

God is not Satan that supports killing of children and women.

Your karma is on its way .

GBTYO:
See terrorist threat.

God is not Satan that supports killing of children and women.

Your karma is on its way .

So Sinwar is a woman and he's also a child right? I've said it many times terrorists ideology is no to be negotiate peace but destroy, that's what IDF continue to do, victory is certain. Thier Allah allow God of isreal to keep giving dirty blows every day.. isn't that Allah a weak Allah? Entire population of isreal stand at 9.5m people fighting at more than 7fronts at a time with total enemies population of 500m people, can't you see there's hand of God in this fight? Curse are those who fight Isreal says the God of host

Yahya Sinwar was killed in combat. He wasn't hiding. He was fighting side by side with his men.

WarSin killed SinWar.

Name one other world leader willing to go to the front lines of the war they are fighting? You literally can't. Yahya Sinwar, for better or for worse, was clearly the kind of leader who would never order a man to go somewhere he would not go himself.
And if there were a lot more leaders in the world like that there would be a lot less bullshit wars. Because zog leaders would back down like the pussies they are.

He survived a fight with a tank and idf soldiers killing two of them. He got shot multiple times and escaped to the house. Instead of storming the house and taking him, even though they saw he was wounded and alone, they Jews were too scared to go in and get him and tank shelled the entire house to bring it down on top of him.

This is why adult diapers are standard issue for every IDF Sodomite coward.

Rest on great warrior.

The idiots here gloating about this man's death celebrated an old man as their hero .

Warriors never die on their beds or grow old and feeble .

Take note what and who is a warrior and a hero before mentioning any that your gorilla Ojukwu and cowards like Ekpa and Kanu who all never went into battle and were the first to run away.

EhWhoBeThat:
You sure allah still have cement to build more 72 ashawo house ?

Continue.

You go soon deny ever claiming Jew rat

Shameless 0su pig

Chiefwandungu:
Reminds me of Che's death.

Che was captured alive though

GBTYO:
He survived a fight with a tank and idf soldiers killing two of them. He got shot multiple times and escaped to the house. Instead of storming the house and taking him, even though they saw he was wounded and alone, they Jews were too scared to go in and get him and tank shelled the entire house to bring it down on top of him.

This is why adult diapers are standard issue for every IDF Sodomite coward.

Rest on great warrior.

The idiots here gloating about this man's death celebrated an old man as their hero .

Warriors never die on their beds or grow old and feeble .

Take note what and who is a warrior and a hero before mentioning any that your gorilla Ojukwu and cowards like Ekpa and Kanu who all never went into battle and were the first to run away.

Wahalai Werey leyin muslims. Satan sit down rented apartment in your heart. He was fighting with his international passport trying to escape.

IDF noticed movement in that location, he noticed too, he opened fire at them because that’s what anyone with gun will do.

He was never going to allow himself be taken alive. He was escaping.

Your stupid hero was baby killer..killing innocent party goers civilians is not being a hero. He was a coward hiding in holes like rat