The IDF located the body of a terrorist on Friday, believed to be that of Muhammad Sinwar, in an underground complex beneath the European Hospital near Khan Yunis in southern Gaza, Army Radio reported on Saturday
The body was allegedly located in a tunnel, alongside about 10 other bodies of terrorists.
פרסום ראשון בגלי צה״ל: כוחות צה״ל איתרו ביממה האחרונה גופת מחבל, שהיא ככל הנראה גופתו של מוחמד סינוואר - במתחם התת קרקעי שמתחת לבית החולים האירופי בחאן יונס.הגופה אותרה במנהרה, לצד כ-10 גופות נוספות של מחבלים, במסגרת מבצע מיוחד שצה״ל מנהל כעת במתחם בית החולים האירופי.
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Sinwar, former head of the Hamas military wing, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on May 13 in Khan Yunis.
The operation, conducted jointly with the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), targeted senior Hamas figures operating in an underground command and control center.
IDF killing of Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar in Gaza hospital
The military may have used, back in May, a bunker buster bomb in their attempted attack against Sinwar, defense sources told the Post.
Following that initial attack, the IDF reportedly struck the area where Sinwar was allegedly located a second time, with the objective of preventing the evacuation of casualties, Israeli public broadcaster KAN reported.
The IDF previously said the airstrike was carried out using extensive intelligence measures aimed at avoiding civilian harm. The targeted command center was located beneath the European Hospital in Khan Yunis, but hospital operations were not disrupted.
Yonah Jeremy Bob contributed to this report.