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The Israeli military says it may have killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar

The Israeli military says it may have killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar

The Israeli military said Thursday it is investigating the possibility that it killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, one of the masterminds of the devastating October 7, 2023 attack on Israel that triggered the Gaza war.

At this stage, his identity cannot be confirmed, the military said.

Israel has killed several Hamas commanders in Gaza, as well as key Hezbollah figures in Lebanon, including its veteran leader Hassan Nasrallah, dealing heavy blows to its arch-enemies.

Hamas has not commented on the fate of Sinwar, who was recently elevated as the Palestinian militant group’s supreme leader.

If his death is confirmed, it will ease tensions in the Middle East, where fears of a wider Middle East conflict have grown as Israel plans its response to the 1/1 missile attack. October carried out by Iran after Israeli airstrikes against Iranian-allied militants.

The commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard warned Israel on Thursday before attacking the Islamic Republic.

“We tell you (Israel) that if you commit any aggression against any point, we will painfully attack the same point as yours,” Hossein Salami said in a televised speech, adding that Iran can penetrate Israel’s defenses.

There has been speculation that Israel could attack Iran’s nuclear facilities, as it has long threatened to do, and other options include attacks on its vital oil sites.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, on a tour of the Middle East, met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo, and Sisi reiterated Egypt’s call to avoid the ‘expansion of the conflict, said the Egyptian presidency.

– Reuters