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An Unexpected Encounter Between Israeli Soldiers, Hamas Fighters Led to Yahya Sinwar’s Dramatic Death

For more than a year, Israeli military and intelligence forces have been searching every inch of Gaza for the man believed to be the architect of the October 7 attack that killed more than 1,200 people in Israel, Yahya Sinwar. Yet it was a chance encounter with a squadron of trainees on patrol that miraculously uncovered Israel’s most wanted target.

“Wow, wow, wow, it’s Sinwar,” an Israel Defense Force soldier exclaimed while gazing at a body after an exchange of fire in southern Gaza, according to Kan news. It took nearly 24 hours before forensic tests confirmed what that soldier recognized: the top Hamas leader was dead.

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