The Argentine Embassy in Israel highlighted the death of the Hamas leader and demanded the release of hostages

The Argentine Embassy in Israel highlighted the death of the Hamas leader and demanded the release of hostages

Sinwar’s death was confirmed earlier by the Israeli Defense Forces. The military leader was 61 years old and was listed as the main ideologue of the attacks that Iran initiated against Israel that October 7, 2023. For this reason, it was the objective to eliminate that the country commanded by Benjamin Netanyahu always had it as a priority.

In this way, the embassy spoke through its X account: “The Israeli Army eliminated Yahya Sinwar, leader of the Hamas terrorist group and responsible for the brutal attack on October 7, in which they were More than 1,200 people were killed and 251 kidnapped, of which 101 remain in Gaza. Argentina was especially affected“.

Under that line, they indicated that ”dozens of Argentines were murdered and kidnapped, including 8 who remain in Gaza today”, demanding the ”immediate release”, as well as the renewal of the ”commitment and absolute condemnation against terrorism and solidarity with Israel, vindicating its right to self-defense.”

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The operation that culminated in the death of the Hamas leader

While carrying out a reconnaissance mission, an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) patrol encountered a group of armed individuals, triggering an intense firefight. They then deployed a tank to the area of ​​the clash, and the tank launched a direct attack on the building where the Hamas fighters had barricaded themselves. Once the fire was stopped, Israeli forces inspected the rubble and found Sinwar’s body in the wreckage.

Sinwar He spent 22 years in an Israeli prisonand was released in 2011. This was due to that exchange between Palestine and Israel, where the latter handed over more than 1,000 prisoners If the Middle Eastern country returned the soldier Gilad Shalitwho was detained in Gaza.

His whereabouts were unknown since the beginning of the conflict last year. Likewise, Israel claimed that he was hiding in the tunnels accompanied by hostages.

Likewise, the Israeli militias assure that “There were no signs of the presence of hostages in the area”in reference to the building where the operation was carried out. Likewise, they reported that continue their activities operating in the area “with the required caution.”

The operation that led to Sinwar’s death was a bombing of a school in the refugee camp Jabaliya. The Israeli army denounced that said place It functioned as a “command and control center” of the Palestinian Jihad and Hamas.

Source: Ambito

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