WATCH | ‘Whether he’s dead or alive, we’re going to get him’: Israeli military plays footage of Hamas leader Sinwar in Gaza tunnel

The Israeli military has released a video purporting to show Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar walking through a Gaza tunnel with his family. This is the first time Sinwar has been seen since he went into hiding before the deadly attack on October 7. times of israel the report said.

The video was released amid media reports that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) were closing in on Palestinian militant leaders. “Found: Yahya Sinwar escaped and hid in his network of underground terrorist tunnels while Gaza civilians suffered above ground under Hamas’s reign of terror. There were no tunnels deep enough for him to hide in ,” the IDF said in a social media post along with a video clip.

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The video came as officials from Israel, the United States, Qatar and Egypt gathered in Cairo for talks aimed at striking a new hostage deal. The one-minute video shows Sinwar walking behind his wife and three children in a tunnel under the southern city of Khan Younis, led by Sinwar’s brother Ibrahim.

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Israeli newspapers said Sinwar looked healthy and was carrying a bag and wearing flip-flops. The footage was taken from tunnel surveillance footage recently retrieved by IDF units operating in the area. Although the Hamas chief’s back is turned to the camera, the IDF can identify him by the figure’s larger ears and artificial intelligence.

The newly released video was taken on October 10, but Israeli media said authorities have more footage of Sivana, including footage taken recently. “Every resident of Gaza [can now] Look at how Hamas leaders live underground and how they don’t think about anything other than themselves, their families and their money,” IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari told arab tv before the film airs.

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“One video or the other is not really important. What is important is that the intelligence gives us access to senior Hamas officials and hostages.” Hagari said at a press conference after releasing the video that before we captured Sinwar The hunt for him will not stop whether he is dead or alive. An IDF spokesman said that earlier this month, troops detained close relatives of senior Hamas military commanders, including Sinwar.

Hagari said Israeli special forces raided another section of the tunnels and surveillance footage showed the leader of Hamas in Gaza fleeing through the network of tunnels with his children and a wife. “In this video shot on October 10, when the war first started, he fled underground with his family to a safe house that he had built in advance,” he added. “We are determined to catch him and we will catch him.”

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