killing of Yahya Sinwar

When

16 Oct 2024

Kind

Military operation

Deaths

3

Coordinates

31.31° N, 34.25° E

Description

2024 event in the Israel–Hamas war

2024 killing of Hamas leader

On 16 October 2024, during their operations in the Gaza war, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. His killing was the result of a routine patrol and a chance encounter in the southern Gazan city of Rafah. He had been one of Israel's most wanted men after the October 7 attacks.

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• Wikidata: military operations, raids and air strikesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Yahya Sinwar, leader of Hamas, is killed in a gunfight with Israeli forces in Rafah”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Hamas Siyasi Büro Başkanı Yahya Sinvar, Refah'da İsrail Savunma Kuvvetleri tarafından öldürüldü”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Яхья Синвар, лидер ХАМАС, убит в перестрелке с израильскими военными в Рафахе”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “مقتل قائد حركة حماس يحيى السنوار نتيجة اشتباك مع القوات الإسرائيلية في جنوب قطاع غزة”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Persian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “کشتن یحیی سنوار”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “据以色列军方确认，哈马斯现任最高领导人叶海亚·辛瓦尔已在加沙走廊的南部城市拉法被击杀。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page