Assassinated Yahya Sinwar gained title of ‘Gaza’s Bin Laden’ after killing with his bare hands & burying enemies alive
HAMAS mastermind Yahya Sinwar – assassinated by Israeli forces in Gaza today – carved out a bloody reputation for killing his enemies with his bare hands.
The terror kingpin, 62, buried his opposers alive and orchestrated the horrific massacre of some 1,200 people in Israel on October 7.
Dubbed “Gaza’s Bin Laden”, he was at the very top of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) kill list for over a year.
Today Israeli foreign minister Israel Katz confirmed he was killed in an airstrike on Rafah, southern Gaza.
Sinwar, who has led Hamas in Gaza since 2017, evaded assassination for months by hiding in the enclave’s underground tunnel network.
Israeli troops struck a building with an airstrike on Wednesday killing three Hamas terrorists.
The building collapsed – and as troops picked through the rubble, they stumbled across a corpse that reportedly “looked very much like” Sinwar.
Secret files revealed earlier this year shed light on the true horrors that Sinwar committed throughout his bloodthirsty reign.
Transcripts from Israeli Secret Service interviews done with Sinwar in 1989 revealed how the terror boss liked to kill with his bare hands.
During some 150 hours of interrogation he admitted to a dozen brutal murders, revealing sick details about how he shot his victims from close range or strangled them.
He even admitted to ordering his brother – also a member of Hamas – to bury a man alive who was a suspected Israeli collaborator.
Graphic images shared online today appeared to show his dead body in the ruins of the struck building in Rafah, with a horrific head wound.
The pictured body looks to have the same mole as Sinwar next to his left eye as well as similar earlobes and teeth.
Soldiers involved in the strike did not reportedly realise who they took out until they saw his corpse.
Israel told the US the mission happened yesterday – with one official telling NBC News that DNA tests are now underway to verify Sinwar’s identity.
American officials apparently believe that if he has died, it comes as a lucky break for Israel.
Hamas sources have told Reuters that early indications would suggest their leader has been killed.
A statement from the IDF earlier today read: “During an activity by IDF fighters in the Gaza Strip, three terrorists were killed.
“The IDF and Shin Bet are investigating the possibility that one of the terrorists is Yahya Sinwar.
“At this stage, the identity of the terrorists cannot be confirmed.”