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CNN: IDF confirms Hamas leader's death based on DNA tests
Gaza, Palestine, October 18, 2024, 01:56 — Regnum News Agency. Based on the results of DNA testing, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out an operation in one of the Rafah areas in the southern Gaza Strip and identified him as the leader of the political bureau of the Palestinian Hamas movement. , Yahya Sinwar is out. CNN reported this on October 17, citing the Israeli military.
"The IDF confirmed Sinwar's death after DNA testing using dental records to confirm his identity," the statement said.
Forensic examination confirmed that photographs of teeth obtained by the Israeli military match Shinwar's dental records taken while he was in prison in Israel.
The clashes that led to the death of the Palestinian leader began on Wednesday, October 16, the Israeli Defense Ministry said in a statement. Yahya Sinwar was killed when the building collapsed after being hit by a Merkava MK4 tank and a Matador rocket launcher. Shortly after, the Israeli military used a drone to survey the building.
As reported by Regnum, the IDF officially announced on October 17 an operation to eliminate the Hamas leader. This information was later confirmed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. According to US Vice President Kamala Harris, American intelligence and special services have been cooperating with their Israeli counterparts in the operation to eliminate the leaders of the Palestinian movement over the past year.
Amid reports of Sinwar's death, US President Joe Biden and Netanyahu held talks, with the White House chief praising the IDF operation. The parties also agreed that the elimination of Hamas leaders would contribute to progress toward completing a deal to free the hostages and end hostilities in the Gaza Strip.
In late July, former Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in a rocket attack on Israel in Tehran. Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow strongly condemned Haniyeh's killing and called it an attempt to disrupt peace. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov called the killings political and stressed that tensions would continue to escalate.