Former Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar, who was killed in an Israeli operation in southern Gaza final week, was seen transferring inside a tunnel along with his spouse and kids, hours earlier than the lethal October 7 assault on Israel final 12 months. The now-dead Hamas chief was carrying pillows, mattresses, tv, and luggage contained in the tunnel situated beneath their household in Khan Younis, a CCTV footage confirmed.
In the meantime, his spouse was seen carrying a Hermes bag, which Israel claims is price $32,000.
Israel stated, “Yahya Sinwar’s spouse was caught sneaking to the tunnels the evening earlier than the October 7 assault,” claiming she was carrying a Hermes Birkin bag price $32,000 (Rs 26.88 lakh).
Sinwar’s spouse caught on this picture sneaking to the tunnels the evening earlier than October seventh – get this – clutching a $32,000 Hermes Birkin bag!
Whereas Gazans endured hardship beneath Hamas, Sinwar and his household had been shamelessly residing in luxurious, indulging whereas sending others to die. pic.twitter.com/Q9fTqhqxo8
— Israel ישראל (@Israel) October 20, 2024
“Whereas Gazans endured hardship beneath Hamas, Sinwar and his household had been shamelessly residing in luxurious, indulging whereas sending others to die,” Israel stated.
Israel shared a screengrab from the video, the place Sinwar’s spouse holds a bag. Within the hazy image, the design on the bag ‘seems to be comparable’ to the Hermes Birkin 40 Black Togo Gold {Hardware} version. The Palestinian militant group is but to contest Israel’s declare.
The footage was launched following Sinwar’s demise within the southern Gaza metropolis of Rafah, in an armour-infantry assault. Israel’s 828th Brigade performed “intelligence-based focused raids and operations,” the Israel Defence Forces stated, giving particulars of the injury evaluation, the place they discovered assault rifles and snipers within the hideout and Sinwar’s physique.
🎥DECLASSIFIED FOOTAGE:
Sinwar hours earlier than the October 7 bloodbath: taking down his TV into his tunnel, hiding beneath his civilians, and getting ready to look at his terrorists homicide, kindap and rape. pic.twitter.com/wTAF9xAPLU
— LTC Nadav Shoshani (@LTC_Shoshani) October 19, 2024
Israeli military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari confirmed pictures of the underground compound with bogs, showers, and a kitchen. Meals, money, and paperwork had been additionally discovered there.
Hamas, in the meantime, stated Sinwar died heroically participating in battle, calling Hagar’s remarks “blatant lies”.
Drone footage from earlier this week confirmed Sinwar critically wounded in his final moments, throwing an object on the drone. The post-mortem discovered that Sinwar was killed by a gunshot to the pinnacle, and in addition discovered one among his fingers was lower off.
Throughout a 12 months of the Israel-Hamas battle, the Israel Defence Forces had usually closed in on Sinwar, however the latter managed to flee. Israel had recognized Sinwar’s last hiding after the army discovered “his DNA pattern on a tissue with which he blew his nostril,” stated Hagari.
Yahya Sinwar was the mastermind of the October 7, 2023 assault on Israel wherein over 1,200 folks had been killed, leading to a year-long Israeli operation in Gaza, killing over 40,000 together with youngsters.
