Headline: Israel announces the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, vows to continue military operations in Gaza.

Israel claims that its forces have killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in the Gaza Strip, though Hamas has yet to comment on his death. Sinwar rose to power following the assassination of his predecessor, Ismail Haniyeh, by Israel in July. In a separate incident, an Israeli strike on the Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza killed at least 10 Palestinians, following an earlier attack on a UN shelter in northern Gaza's Jabalia, which left 28 people dead, including children.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that despite Sinwar's reported death, "this is not the end of the war in Gaza." Meanwhile, five Israeli soldiers were killed in southern Lebanon, with nine others seriously injured in fighting in both Lebanon and the Gaza Strip.

Since October 7, 2023, Israeli attacks on Gaza have killed at least 42,438 people and wounded 99,246, according to reports. Hamas’s attacks on Israel on the same date resulted in the deaths of 1,139 people, with more than 200 taken hostage..Read More..