International
oi-Amit Vasudev
Former
Hamas
leader
Yahya
Sinwar,
who
was
killed
in
an
Israeli
operation
in
southern
Gaza
last
week,
was
reportedly
seen
in
CCTV
footage
moving
inside
a
tunnel
with
his
wife
and
children
just
hours
before
the
deadly
October
7
attack
on
Israel
last
year.
The
now-deceased
Hamas
leader
was
shown
carrying
items
such
as
pillows,
mattresses,
a
television,
and
bags
into
the
tunnel
beneath
their
family
home
in
Khan
Younis.
Photo
Credit:
https://x.com/Israel
Wife
Spotted
With
Pricey
Bag
Meanwhile,
his
wife
was
observed
carrying
what
Israel
claimed
to
be
a
Hermes
bag
valued
at
$32,000.
Israel
stated,
“Yahya
Sinwar’s
wife
was
caught
sneaking
into
the
tunnels
the
night
before
the
October
7
attack,” further
alleging
that
she
was
carrying
a
Hermes
Birkin
bag
worth
$32,000
(equivalent
to
Rs
26.88
lakh).
“While
Gazans
endured
hardship
under
Hamas,
Sinwar
and
his
family
shamelessly
lived
in
luxury,
indulging
while
sending
others
to
die,” Israel
remarked.
Israel
shared
a
screenshot
from
the
video,
showing
Sinwar’s
wife
holding
a
bag.
Though
the
picture
was
unclear,
the
design
of
the
bag
was
said
to
“appear
similar”
to
the
Hermes
Birkin
40
Black
Togo
Gold
Hardware
edition.
Hamas
has
yet
to
respond
to
Israel’s
claim.
This
footage
was
released
after
Sinwar
was
killed
in
Rafah
during
an
Israeli
armour-infantry
assault.
The
Israel
Defence
Forces
(IDF)
828th
Brigade
conducted
“intelligence-based
targeted
raids
and
operations”
during
which
they
found
assault
rifles,
sniper
rifles,
and
Sinwar’s
body
at
the
site.
Israeli
army
spokesman
Rear
Admiral
Daniel
Hagari
presented
images
of
the
underground
facility,
which
included
toilets,
showers,
and
a
kitchen.
The
IDF
also
found
food,
cash,
and
documents
at
the
site.
Hamas,
however,
claimed
that
Sinwar
had
died
heroically
while
engaging
in
combat,
dismissing
Hagari’s
statements
as
“blatant
lies.”
Drone
footage
captured
earlier
this
week
showed
Sinwar
in
his
final
moments,
gravely
injured,
throwing
an
object
at
the
drone.
An
autopsy
confirmed
that
Sinwar
had
died
from
a
gunshot
wound
to
the
head,
and
it
was
also
revealed
that
one
of
his
fingers
had
been
severed.
Throughout
the
year-long
Israel-Hamas
conflict,
the
Israel
Defence
Forces
had
frequently
come
close
to
capturing
Sinwar,
but
he
had
consistently
managed
to
evade
them.
Israel
eventually
located
Sinwar’s
final
hideout
after
discovering
“his
DNA
sample
on
a
tissue
with
which
he
blew
his
nose,”
according
to
Hagari.
Yahya
Sinwar
was
the
mastermind
behind
the
October
7,
2023
attack
on
Israel,
during
which
over
1,200
people
were
killed,
leading
to
a
year-long
Israeli
operation
in
Gaza,
which
resulted
in
the
deaths
of
over
40,000
people,
including
children.
