Israel is vowing to termination the caller governmental person of Hamas, with an IDF authoritative saying the lone spot helium belongs is beside the group’s slain subject commandant and the remainder of the "October 7th terrorists."
Yahya Sinwar, Hamas’ apical authoritative successful Gaza and 1 of the masterminds of the massacre that launched the Israel-Hamas war, has go Hamas' caller governmental main pursuing the July 31 assassination of Ismail Haniyeh successful Iran.
"There is lone 1 spot for Yahya Sinwar, and it is beside Mohammed Deif and the remainder of the October 7th terrorists," Israel Defense Forces Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said successful an interrogation with Saudi quality transmission Al-Arabiya, according to The Associated Press.
Israel says it has killed Deif, the caput of Hamas’ subject helping and different Oct. 7 onslaught mastermind, successful a onslaught successful confederate Gaza past month. Hamas has not confirmed Deif’s death.
"Yahya Sinwar is simply a terrorist, who is liable for the astir brutal violent onslaught successful past -- October 7th," Hagari added during the interrogation with Al-Arabiya.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that Sinwar has the powerfulness to guarantee a cease-fire woody is reached successful the Israel-Hamas war.
Sinwar "has been and remains the superior decider erstwhile it comes to concluding the cease-fire, and truthful I deliberation this lone underscores the information that it’s truly connected him to determine whether to determination guardant with a cease-fire that manifestly volition assistance truthful galore Palestinians successful hopeless need, women, children, men who are caught successful a crossfire," Blinken said. "It truly is connected him."
ISRAEL SAYS IT HAS KILLED TOP HAMAS MILITARY COMMANDER MOHAMMED DEIF
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has antecedently called Deif the "Osama Bin Laden of Gaza."
"Deif operated side-by-side with Yahya Sinwar, and during the war, helium commanded Hamas' violent enactment successful the Gaza Strip by issuing commands and instructions to elder members of Hamas' Military Wing," the IDF said earlier this period portion announcing his death.
During the Oct. 7 attack, Hamas terrorists killed 1,200 radical successful confederate Israel and abducted 251 hostages into the Gaza Strip. Sinwar is believed to stay successful hiding successful Gaza.
Fox News’ Scott McDonald, Chris Pandolfo and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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