The Hamas leader in Gaza, Yehya al-Sinwar, was reportedly killed in a rather accidental encounter with Israeli soldiers.
Several Israeli media reported that the armed forces carried out an operation in the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday. They reported that a confrontation had taken place with al-Sinwar and two other armed Palestinians. Only after his death did soldiers notice the resemblance to the Hamas leader.
The deceased men were found with large amounts of cash and fake passports. Al-Sinwar was reportedly wearing a vest with hand grenades.
The Israeli army confirmed that soldiers from the 828th Brigade had killed three terrorists in the southern Gaza Strip. They said they had stepped up operations in the southern part of the coastal strip in recent weeks as intelligence information suggested that senior Hamas members may be hiding there.
