The Israeli Army would have knowledge of the exact location of Yahya Sinwarmilitary leader of Hamas in the Gaza Stripbut cannot attack him because he has surrounded himself with many of the hostages that the Islamist group captured in Israel during their attack on October 7, according to local media.
The information, which came from the Hebrew newspaper Israel Hayomthe one with the greatest circulation in the country, was replicated by other media and comes after a statement yesterday to that effect by the former head of Israeli military intelligence, Amos Yadlinon public radio Khan.
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One of the hostages who was released said that Sinwar He spoke to a group of captives in near-perfect Hebrew to assure them they were safe, according to Channel 12.
The Israeli authorities consider Sinwar as the intellectual author of October 7, which left about 1,200 dead and 250 hostages and the war detonated.
Thus, one of Israel’s main objectives is to capture or assassinate him, as well as other leaders, who are believed to be hiding in some tunnel of Jan Yunisin the south of the Palestinian enclave.
In December, the Israeli Army airdropped leaflets in the cities of Loop and Jan Yunis in which he offered a reward of $400,000 for information about Sinwar$300,000 for information about his brother Muhammad$200,000 for information on Rafa Salamehbattalion commander Jan Yunis, and 100,000 for information on Mohamed Deifthe commander of Hamas’s military wing.
In recent weeks, Israeli troops demolished an apartment belonging to Sinwar in the north of Gaza and which had an extensive system of tunnels.
On the other hand, number two Hamas, Saleh to the Arouri, was killed last week in an attack in Beirut. Although Israel is accused of the attack, it has neither confirmed nor denied it.
The leader of the political bureau of the Islamist group, Ismail Haniyehlives in Qatar.
It is estimated that 132 people, including two children under 5 years old, continue to be kidnapped by Hamas in Gaza, of which 25 have died, according to Israeli authorities.
On the other hand, 110 hostages have been released alive, and the Army has recovered the bodies of others eleven hostagesincluding three who were mistakenly killed by Israeli soldiers.
