The Palestinian independence armed group Hamas confirmed on Friday that its leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in an attack by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on Wednesday.

At the same time, Hamas has made it clear that the killing of Sinwar is not a negotiation, only the cessation of hostilities will release the Israeli hostages. News from Times of Israel.

Hamas still holds 101 hostages in Gaza. Hamas has also said that the hostages will not be released until Israel completely ends the war and withdraws all Israeli troops from Gaza. But both Israel and the United States hope that the release of the hostages will be expedited now that Sinwar's death is over.

Israel's warlord Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with ministers on Friday to discuss the future of the Gaza war following Sinwar's death, Hebrew-language newspapers said.

At the time, the White House said long-stalled ceasefire-hostage-release talks could now be restarted. The Israeli army released footage of tanks firing into the building where Sinwar was hiding on Friday. Sinwar lost his life along with two bodyguards in a tank shell attack. Israel claims that one of the two bodyguards killed with Sinwar was his nephew.

Khalil al-Hayya, deputy leader of Hamas' Qatar-based politburo, said in a video message on Friday that Israel would regret killing Sinwar. This death will further strengthen Hamas.

The hostages will not be released until the aggression against our people in Gaza ends, a senior Hamas official said. In a statement, the armed wing of Hamas vowed to continue fighting Israel until Palestine gains independence.

Hamas, along with its allies Iran-backed Lebanese resistance group Hezbollah and Yemen's Houthis, mourned Sinwar's death and vowed to continue fighting.