The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said Hamas’s Gaza chief Yahya Sinwar, whose house they say they have surrounded, is hiding underground.
Earlier today, Benjamin Netanyahu announced that troops “are encircling Sinwar’s house,” adding that “he can escape, but it’s only a matter of time before we get him.”
Sinwar, a founding member of Hamas, grew up in a refugee camp of Khan Younis.
Asked whether Netanyahu’s statement meant Israeli troops were closing in on the Sinwar home, IDF spokesperson Daniel Hagari said: “The house of Sinwar is the area of Khan Younis.”
“Sinwar is not above ground; he is underground,” [/b]Hagari said, adding:
I don’t want to elaborate where and how and what we know in terms of intelligence. This is not the place to talk about such things in the media. [b]Our job is to find Sinwar and kill him.
