A Gazan man says Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in his evacuated home

Footage of Sinwar’s murder was analyzed by the BBC, and the house where he was last seen was one of the few partially destroyed buildings in a heavily damaged neighborhood.

The Israeli assault on Rafah in May was met with strong international criticism and led to the exodus of more than a million Palestinians, according to the UN.

Many had been forced to move a second or third time, having taken refuge in and around Rafah after being displaced from other parts of Gaza.

Mr Abo Taha said he had built his house in Rafah with the help of his brothers. It had cost about 200,000 shekels (£41,400) and was in good condition when it left, he said.

He described the orange sofas in his house and an orange pan, recalling the last time he saw them while running away from his house.

“They are souvenirs because some of them were brought by my mother and they are very precious to me,” he said.

“What happened has made me very sad, the house I built and all my payments are gone,” he said. “Only God can compensate us.”