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Hamas leader says Sinwar was killed while fighting 'on the frontlines'
18 October 2024 13:21 BST
Khalil al-Hayya, the head of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, announced in a televised address broadcast on Al Jazeera at 1pm London time that the group's former leader Yahya Sinwar has been killed in combat by Israeli forces.
"Sinwar ascended [to heaven] advancing and not retreating, engaging in the frontlines, moving between combat positions," he said.
"Hamas is determined to continue until the establishment of the Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital," he added.