This would be his first appearance since debuting on October 7.
The Israeli army released on Tuesday for the first time a video showing, according to it, the leader of Hamas in Gaza, Yahya Sinouar, in a tunnel on October 10, three days after the attack of the Palestinian Islamist movement on Israeli soil .
Spotted: Yahya Sinwar running away and hiding in his underground terrorist tunnel network as Gazan civilians suffer above ground under the rule of Hamas terrorism.
There is no tunnel deep enough for him to hide in.
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— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) February 13, 2024
The images, where the man identified as Yahya Sinouar is seen walking in a tunnel with part of his family, come from a surveillance camera discovered during a special forces operation, said the spokesperson for the army, Daniel Hagari.
This is “the result of our hunt, this hunt will only stop when we have captured him dead or alive,” he added.
Several relatives arrested
The man designated as Yahya Sinouar appears from behind but the IDF says it identified him because of his physical characteristics.
The Hamas leader would be accompanied by a wife, three children, and a man identified as Ibrahim, his brother.
He appears uninjured and in good health.
The IDF spokesperson also said that several relatives of senior Hamas officials, including Yahya Sinouar, had been arrested at the beginning of the month.
“They provide us with a lot of information during Shin Bet interrogations,” he assured.