IDF kills Hamas leader, drone footage shows final moments

More than a year after the Hamas massacre against Israel on October 7, the Israeli army announced Thursday that it had killed the man it considers the main architect of the cross-border massacre – raising questions about the future of the war and militant group. himself, who has suffered blow after blow in recent months.

Video footage released by the Israeli army shows tank fire targeting a building where the Hamas leader is located. Yahya Sinwar had been barricaded, authorities announced Friday.

Sinwar, the architect of the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel, was inside a building in Gaza when a tank opened fire, the Israeli military said. He was killed by Israeli forces on Thursday.

Israel vowed to kill the terrorist leader after the attack he orchestrated killed 1,200 people in Israeli communities, and several hundred others were taken hostage by Hamas terrorist fighters.

Video images released by the Israeli army show tank fire targeting a building where Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was barricaded, authorities announced Friday.

Sinwar, the architect of the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel, was inside a building in Gaza when a tank opened fire, the Israeli military said. He was killed by Israeli forces on Thursday.

Israel vowed to kill the terrorist leader after the attack he orchestrated killed 1,200 people in Israeli communities, and several hundred others were taken hostage by Hamas terrorist fighters.

The death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar could provide a rare opportunity to strike a ceasefire, US officials say – with Israel having killed several other senior Hamas commanders, including Ismail Haniyeh, the group’s former political leader, as well as as the leaders of the militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon. .

Both Hamas and Hezbollah are part of an axis of Iranian-backed militant groups.