Is Yahya Sinwar Still Alive? Mystery Over Hamas Leader: “Unreachable” –

Is Yahya Sinwar still alive? This is the question that has been creeping in silently since yesterday evening, giving rise to all sorts of speculation about the current state of the Hamas leader. Israel, based on military intelligence, is investigating the possibility, albeit highly unlikely, that the terrorist is dead, Walla reported, while also reporting that the Shin Bet has rejected the report and believes Sinwar is alive. According to the revelations under investigation, Sinwar was killed during IDF operations in Gaza. “These are all hopes and assumptions based on the fact that Sinwar has been unreachable in recent weeks,” an Israeli official told journalist Barak Ravid.

The Israeli military, meanwhile, “can neither confirm nor deny” whether the Hamas leader is alive or dead. This was loudly stated in a briefing by Israel Defense Forces spokesman Daniel Hagari. “As for what has emerged in recent days about the situation with Sinwar, I can neither confirm nor deny it,” he explained. Haaretz writes that Israel is investigating whether Sinwar was injured, killed or deliberately cut off contact with the outside world. And as the mystery deepens, the exchange of fire between the Jewish state and Hezbollah continues. Lebanon “risks becoming a new Gaza,” warned United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres.