Yahya Sinwar
Israel Hamas War: One year has passed since the war between Israel and Hamas. Meanwhile, a report has made a big claim about Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. Israeli media outlet ‘The Jerusalem Post’ has claimed that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is alive and has established secret Russian contacts with Qatar. Earlier, Israeli Military Intelligence had said that Yahya Sinwar had died in their attack.
What did Qatar say?
A senior Qatari diplomat told the Jerusalem Post that reports of direct contact with Sinwar were false. Talks took place through Khalil al-Hayyah, a senior Hamas leader. Sinwar’s death was being claimed in many media reports. Israel Defense Force (IDF) also said that they had attacked a school in Gaza a few days ago, where Hamas’ command center was located. 22 people were killed in this attack. In such a situation, it is feared that Sinwar also died in this attack.
No evidence of Sinwar’s death
According to Israeli media Haaretz, Israel recently attacked the tunnels in Gaza where Sinwar was believed to be hiding. However, till now no clue has been found related to Sinwar’s death in the attacks. Well, this is not the first time that Sinwar has suddenly disappeared, there have been reports of Sinwar’s sudden disappearance earlier also. Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind behind the attacks on Israel on October 7 last year, became Hamas chief in August this year. After the assassination of Ismail Haniya in Iran, Yahya Sinwar was made the top leader of Hamas.
Who is Yahya Sinwar?
Yahya Sinwar was born in 1962 in the Khan Younis refugee camp in Egyptian-ruled Gaza. Sinwar completed his studies at the Islamic University of Gaza. Sinwar’s family was expelled from al-Majdal Askalan, now known as Ashkelon, during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Sinwar is one of the co-founders of the Hamas security apparatus. Sinwar was designated a terrorist by the United States government in September 2015.
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