Israel Promises To Eliminate New Leader Hamas Yahya Sinwar

The new leader of the Palestinian independence group Hamas, Yahya Sinwar yange, replacing Ismael Haniyeh, was killed in Tehran, Iran. (doc IRNA)

JAKARTA - Israel has pledged to eliminate the new leader of the Palestinian independence group, Hamas, Yahya Sinwar.

Sinwar replaces Ismael Haniyeh who was killed in Israeli airstrikes at his residence in Tehran, Iran.

Israel claims Sinwar's appointment led Hamas evidence Iran is ready to retaliate for Haniyeh's murder.

"We are prepared defensively and offensively," he told new recruits, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at his military base on Wednesday, August 7, quoted by AFP.

Israel also claimed Sinwar was the mastermind behind Hamas' attack on its territory on October 7, 2023, which claimed 1,200 people, then revised Israel to 1,400 people on November 10, 2023.

Since October 7, Israel has responded by bombarding the Gaza region, causing 39,600 Palestinians to be killed, and 91,469 others injured. The data is based on Anadolu's report as of August 5, 2024.