The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released footage of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar fleeing through underground tunnels and abandoning millions of dollars in cash.
Sinwar, who was saved by Israeli doctors during cancer treatment, was seen escaping with his family through the tunnels.
IDF spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said, “In recent days, through the activity of special units, we uncovered a tunnel, dozens of meters underground, where we also found a video from a Hamas security camera installed in the tunnel. The leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the chief murderer, Yahya Sinwar, was seen fleeing with his children and one of his wives through the tunnel network, led by his brother, Ibrahim Sinwar. This footage, taken on October 10th at the beginning of the war, shows him escaping with his family underground through a tunnel to one of the pre-built safe complexes. This video of Sinwar is a result of the manhunt we are conducting for him.”
“The hunt will not stop until we capture him, dead or alive,” promised the spokesman.
“We are determined to capture him, and we will capture him. During further searches, we reached a compound where he was staying underground with other senior operatives, hiding while the war is happening above them. The senior Hamas operatives are staying in the compound in good conditions. They have food and bathrooms, alongside safes with personal fortunes amounting to millions of NIS and dollars. We are close to dismantling the military framework of Hamas in Khan Yunis. The 98th Division is searching and eliminating terrorists along with the special units and the infantry and armor brigades,” concluded Hagari.
The IDF is determined to capture him, and they have uncovered the hiding places of senior Hamas operatives with substantial personal fortunes.
The IDF is intensifying efforts to dismantle the military framework of Hamas in Southern Gaza, specifically targeting Sinwar and other Hamas leaders in the network of underground tunnels.