Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a statement on Thursday confirming the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza. Israel said Sinwar was killed during a clash which occurred during a routine patrol. Netanyahu said: 'The person who committed the most terrible massacre in the history of our nation since the Holocaust, the mass murderer who murdered thousands of Israelis and kidnapped hundreds of our citizens, was eliminated today by our heroic soldiers'

Source: The Guardian October 17, 2024 23:08 UTC