Hamas leader Sinwar escaped in a tunnel/IDF spokesman
Division 98, under the command of Brigadier General Dan Goldfuss, has gained many operational achievements in recent weeks, including the exposure of the underground systems built by Hamas in the Khan Yunis area. During the mapping of the tunnels, intelligence was revealed about Yahya Sinvar's last steps in several places. One record of his steps in the tunnels was revealed this week Passed by the IDF spokesman, and with it another video of the underground space where he stayed.
Yesterday (Sunday), Defense Minister Yoav Galant said at the Southern Command: "Hamas is looking for a replacement for Sinwar. There is a tender for who will be the controlling party. The Gaza station of Hamas does not answer."
With this statement, Gallant sparked quite a bit of speculation about Sinwar's fate.
A security source told Walla this evening that Sinwar is defined as "out of touch".
Already a few weeks ago, Sinwar began to reduce the conversations with his associates due to the fear of Israel.
After that, a handwritten document was found in one of the tunnels, and at a certain point, the timing of which was kept secret by the security system, it "disappeared".
Yahya Sinwar with the equipment taken from the IDF in an incident in Gaza - November 16, 2018/Photo processing, no
Another security source said that the construction of Sinwar's psychological profile clearly shows that the number 1 wanted man in Gaza is used to a long stay in a crowded space underground, befitting a high security prisoner who spent many years in an Israeli prison, including in closed cells and a dungeon.
Therefore, it is estimated that Sinwar knows how to isolate himself from the period for a prolonged period.
According to another assessment in the security system, thanks to the progress in the underground warfare of IDF units, which not only locate the tunnels but also destroy the infrastructure in the depths of the earth, Sinwar was forced to go to areas where he is not used to staying. Because of this, in order to increase the level of compartmentalization, He imposed upon himself the pattern of behavior of a senior wanted person who does not trust his immediate surroundings, so as not to reveal his hiding place.
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Documentation of Sinwar's escape in the tunnel/screenshot, IDF spokesman
A third security source said: "It cannot be ruled out that Sinwar practiced this scenario so well that it just looks like an uninitiated disappearance."
Sources in the defense system said that although there is no evidence of this, the possibility cannot be ruled out that Sinwar was killed in one of the IDF strikes a few weeks ago. As a result of these things, Sinwar has not been communicating with Hamas officials abroad for a long time.
This fact means that there is no progress in the negotiations for the release of the abductees.
Gallant's words were, however, intended, among other things, to put pressure on Hamas in the Gaza Strip and abroad.
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