Former Hamas head Yahya Sinwar could be seen throwing a stick at the IDF drone that targeted him on Thursday moments before his assassination, Israel’s military showed in released footage.
In the footage, a masked Sinwar is circled in red with the stick that he threw at the drone.
Sinwar can then be seen throwing the stick in the direction of the drone as he sits on a couch surrounded by the rubble of the building he was located within.
IDF Spokesperson R.-Adm. Daniel Hagari released the footage late on Thursday night during his statement confirming Sinwar’s death, where he described the events leading up to the assassination.
“Sinwar was hiding in an area that our forces had surrounded for a long period of time. We didn’t know he was there, but we continued to operate with determination,” Hagari explained.
Hagari then described that the attack was carried out after the IDF identified three terrorists fleeing between houses in Gaza.
“Sinwar fled alone into one of the buildings. Our forces used a drone to scan the area, which you can see here in the footage I’m presenting.”
After presenting the footage, Hagari explained, “Sinwar, who was injured in his hand by gunfire, can be seen here with his face covered, in his final moments, throwing a wooden plank at the drone. We identified him as a terrorist inside a building, fired at the building, and then went in to search. We found him with a vest, a pistol, and 40,000 shekels. He was on the run, fleeing, and our forces eliminated him.
Failure to escape justice
“Sinwar was responsible for the most brutal attack against Israel in our history when terrorists from Gaza invaded Israel,” Hagari emphasized.
“For the past year, Sinwar tried to escape justice. He failed. We said we would find him and bring him to justice, and we did. It was Yahya Sinwar who decided to wage war with Israel while hiding behind civilians in Gaza,” he added.
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