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A Times of Israel report said that the country's officials are investigating the possibility that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is dead, following up on military intelligence, according to journalist Ben Caspit.
A school was hit by Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza City on Saturday, September 21, 2024.(Photo: Reuters)
New Delhi,UPDATED: Sep 23, 2024 02:44 IST
Israel is investigating the possibility that Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas, was killed in a recent airstrike, an Israeli media report said on Sunday.
A Times of Israel report said that the country's officials are investigating the possibility that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is dead, following up on military intelligence, according to journalist Ben Caspit.
On Saturday, Palestinians said an Israeli strike killed at least 22 people in a school sheltering displaced people in southern Gaza City, while the Israeli military claimed that the attack targeted a command centre of militant group Hamas.
The military said it hit a Hamas command centre embedded in the compound that previously served as a school, repeating an accusation that the group uses civilian facilities for military purposes. Hamas denies that.
On Sunday, an airstrike by Israeli forces killed seven people in a school sheltering displaced families in Gaza, per Palestinian health officials.
However, the Israeli military maintained it had targeted militants operating from the compound.
The strike hit Kafr Qasem School in Beach camp at around 11 am (0800 GMT), the officials said. Among those killed was Majed Saleh, the director of the Hamas-run Public Works and Housing ministry, they added.
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Sep 23, 2024
