IDF drone video shows Sinwar before assassination
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), on Friday, released a video purportedly capturing the final moments of Yahya al-Sinwar, the Palestinian militant leader of Hamas, killed by Israel in Gaza.
The footage, recorded by a drone on Thursday, shows a man sitting in a bombed-out building, cloaked in dust and debris.
As the drone hovers closer, he throws a stick at the remote-controlled aircraft.
The IDF said it identified the man in the video as Mr Sinwar.
Shortly after the drone footage was taken, the military said that Mr Sinwar was killed in Rafah, located in the southern Gaza Strip.
At that moment, they were unaware that they had killed the Hamas leader, which followed a months-long manhunt, various Israeli media reported.
Israeli media published images of the corpse amid the ruins, showing severe head injuries.
Mr Sinwar’s identity was subsequently confirmed through dental records and fingerprints.
Military spokesman Daniel Hagari officially announced the death of the Hamas leader on Thursday evening.
(dpa/NAN)
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