Was the 'Butcher of Khan Younis' killed in Gaza? Speculation of Hamas chief being killed in Israeli attack

There is no trace of Hamas's political wing chief Yahya Sinwar. Israel and US agencies have not been able to locate him. A few days ago, there was news of Sinwar coming out of the tunnel and changing his disguise, but now according to Hebrew media, Israeli agencies are investigating these reports to find out whether Yahya Sinwar has been killed.

The Israeli army has been conducting military operations in Gaza since the attack on Israel on 7 October last year. Meanwhile, there are strong speculations about the death of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar in an attack on a school last Saturday. According to Israeli media reports, Israel is investigating these speculations whether Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has been killed in the recent air strike. If this proves to be true, it will be a big setback for Hamas.

Sinwar after Haniya! What is the truth?

Ismail Haniyya died in Tehran on 31 July. After Haniyya's death, Yahya Sinwar was made the chief of Hamas' political wing. It is said that after Haniyya's death, it has become very difficult to contact Sinwar. The Times of Israel has informed that the Israeli agency is investigating the speculation of Sinwar being killed. However, The Valla News site has reported that the Israeli intelligence agency Shin Bet has rejected these claims and is sure that Yahya Sinwar is still alive.

It is being told that last Saturday Israel attacked a refugee camp built in a school, regarding which the Israeli army said that it had targeted the Hamas command center. Many people were killed in this attack, there is speculation that Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar was also among those killed.

What do Israeli journalists say?

Israeli journalist Ben Caspit has written in this case, 'This has happened many times before when Yahya Sinwar completely disappeared and we considered him dead but he would appear again.' Another Israeli journalist Barak Ravid has posted on X that Israeli officials directly involved in this case have told him that Israel has not received any intelligence about the death of Yahya Sinwar. He has quoted an Israeli official as saying that all these speculations are based on hopes and estimates because Sinwar has not been in contact with anyone for a long time.

Sinwar is the mastermind of the 7 October attack.

Hamas carried out a deadly attack on Israel on 7 October last year. Israel has claimed the death of about 1200 civilians in these attacks. Israel considers Yahya Sinwar to be the mastermind of these attacks. If the speculations of Yahya Sinwar's death prove to be true (according to Israeli officials, the possibility of this is very low), then it will be considered a big victory for Israel. Ismail Haniya died just a few months ago and now the killing of Yahya Sinwar can break the back of Hamas.