Israel has declared dead Yehya al-Sinwar, the leader of the Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip.
Al-Sinwar was killed by Israeli soldiers in the Gaza Strip, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday evening, confirming earlier reports.
“This is an important military and moral victory for Israel and for the entire free world in its struggle against the axis of radical Islam led by Iran,” Katz said in a personal message to his colleagues around the world.
“The elimination of Sinwar opens the door for the immediate release of the hostages and for transformative change in Gaza – a change without Hamas and without Iranian control.”
Israeli President Isaac Herzog praised the military for “eliminating the arch-terrorist” who “for years has been responsible for heinous acts of terror against Israeli citizens, citizens of other countries and the murder of thousands of innocent people.”
