An emergency meeting of the Executive Council of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is underway, attended by the President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, to discuss ongoing developments following the assassination of the Hamas leader. Yahya Sinuaras reported by Saudi news channel Al-Hadath.
Previously, the Israeli army and the Shin Bet (General Security Service) announced that Hamas leader and architect of the October 7 mass attack, Yahya Sinwar, is dead.
In a joint statement, they claim that recent operations by the Israeli military and the Shin Bet narrowed Sinwar’s area of operations, leading to his death.
The Israeli army’s announcement in detail
“Yahia Sinwar, the leader of the terrorist organization Hamas, responsible for planning and executing the October 7th massacre, has been killed.
The IDF and ISA confirm that after a year-long manhunt, yesterday (Wednesday), October 16, 2024, soldiers from the IDF Southern Command eliminated Yahya Sinwar, the leader of the terrorist organization Hamas, in an operation in the south of the Gaza Strip. Yahya Shinuar planned and executed the October 7 Massacre, promoted his murderous ideology before and during the war, and was responsible for the murder and kidnapping of many Israelis.
Yahya Sinwar was killed while hiding behind the civilian population of Gaza, both above and below ground, in the Hamas tunnels in the Gaza Strip. The dozens of operations carried out by the IDF and ISA over the past year, and in recent weeks in the area where he was killed, restricted Yahya Sinuar’s operational movement while he was pursued by forces and led to his elimination.
In recent weeks, IDF and ISA forces, under the command of Southern Command, have been operating in the southern Gaza Strip, following intelligence from the IDF and ISA that pointed to the suspected locations of senior Hamas members. IDF soldiers from the 828th Brigade (Bishlach) operating in the area identified and eliminated three terrorists. Upon completion of the body identification process, it can be confirmed that Yahya Sinuar was killed.”