The Israeli army has been searching for Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar for a year. The Israeli forces conducted various operations in search of this leader who was the main planner of the attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. Finally, he was confirmed killed in southern Gaza. BBC news.

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61-year-old Yahya Sinwar spent most of his time in the tunnel. His bodyguards were with him. There were also Israeli hostages. He was eventually found in southern Gaza, but no hostages were found. Details of Sinwar's murder are not yet available.

The Israel Defense Forces said three fighters were identified during a routine patrol in Rafah Tal al Sultan on Wednesday. One of them was found to be Sinwar and a finger was cut off for DNA testing. The army remained at the site till Thursday morning and killed Sinwar in a drone strike. Eventually his body was recovered and sent to Israel and the area was declared safe.

IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari said they had no prior information that Sinwar was present in the area. But the operation continued.

He also said that at that time three persons were running from one room to another. One of them looks like Sinwar. Later, his location was detected by drones and the attack was carried out.

Israel said on Thursday afternoon local time that Sinwar may have been killed and that an investigation is underway. Shortly after this, some pictures of Hamas leader Sinwar were published on social media. In which it can be seen that his head was severely injured and his body was frozen.

However, Israeli officials warned that the identity of the three people could not be confirmed initially. This will be tested.

It didn't take long to finally experiment. By Thursday afternoon, it was reported that Hamas leader Sinwar had been killed.