People dance and wave Israeli flags as they celebrate the news of the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, in the Israeli coastal city of Netanya today. Photo: Jack Guez via Getty Images Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar's death creates an opportunity to resume negotiations for a deal to release the 101 hostages still held by Hamas and establish a ceasefire in Gaza, Israeli and U.S. officials tell Axios' Barak Ravid. - Sinwar's death is a huge blow to Hamas, which has lost most of its military and political leadership.
- It also provides Netanyahu the "victory picture" he's been looking for since the Oct. 7 attacks and gives him political space to move toward a deal.
- Israeli officials said other Hamas leaders and commanders — unlike Sinwar — might be more ready to surrender and even go into exile as part of a deal to end the war.
🔎 Driving the news: Sinwar was killed by Israeli forces in a house in Rafah, Gaza. - An infantry unit of 19-year-old soldiers who were on routine patrol in the area exchanged fire with three armed militants and killed them.
- It was a coincidental encounter that wasn't based on intelligence.
It's unclear what Sinwar was doing in the house. Israeli and U.S. intelligence believed for a long time that he was hiding in deep underground tunnels with hostages around him. |
0 comentários:
Postar um comentário