Israeli forces are closing in on the location of Hamas leader, Yahya Sinwar, Israel’s military has suggested, as it moves into the “third phase” of ground operations in the devastated Gaza Strip.
The Chief of the Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) General Staff, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi, was quoted by The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday as saying that the IDF has encircled southern Gaza and its main city, Khan Younis, where multiple top officials have said Sinwar is hiding, though the outlet said there was no precise timeline for capturing or killing him.
Sinwar was born in a refugee camp in Khan Younis, and Israel has amplified his nickname of the “Butcher of Khan Younis.”
“[Yahya] Sinwar is the address,” Halevi said in a brief clip posted by the IDF to social media.
The IDF declined to comment to Newsweek on the reports concerning IDF operations linked to Sinwar’s possible location and Khan Younis.
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