(The Age, SMH, 18/10/2024)
I would love to think this will move us towards peace – Mark
Jerusalem/Beirut: Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, a mastermind of the October 7, 2023 attack that triggered the Gaza war, has been killed by Israeli forces in the Palestinian enclave, Israel and the United States have confirmed.
The Israeli military said it had killed Sinwar in an operation in the southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday.
“After completing the process of identifying the body, it can be confirmed that Yahya Sinwar was eliminated,” it said on Friday (AEDT).
US President Joe Biden said DNA tests had confirmed that Hamas’ Sinwar was dead. “This is a good day for Israel, for the United States and for the world,” he said.
The killing marks a huge success for Israel and a pivotal event in the year-long conflict. There are a number of possible scenarios for what happens next but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the war would go on.
Netanyahu, speaking in Jerusalem just after the death was confirmed, said it offered the chance of peace in the Middle East but warned that the war in Gaza was not over and Israel would continue until its hostages were returned.
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