Yahya Sinouar was shot in the head, according to the “New York Times”
Hamas leader Yahya Sinouar, whose death in the Gaza Strip was announced Thursday by Israel, was killed by a bullet to the head, New York Times who interviewed the chief forensic pathologist for autopsies in Israel. But there are still some gray areas, according to the American daily, especially regarding exactly when the fatal shot was fired, the weapon used and who fired the shot.
The leader of an armed Palestinian Islamist group was first wounded in the right arm during a firefight with Israeli soldiers, NOW the director of the Israel Institute of Forensic Medicine, Chen Kugel, who supervised the autopsy and shared his findings with the newspaper. Wounded, Mr Sinouar was then killed by a gunshot to the head, according to Doctor Kugel.
Touched, the Hamas leader wrapped an electrical cable around his arm“But that alone is not enough […] It wasn’t strong enough and his arm shattered.”the forensic doctor said NOW.
Israel on Thursday announced the death of Yahya Sinouar, who was killed on Wednesday during an operation by its army in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. We know, according to Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari, that its forces are operational“in the last few weeks”in the Tel al-Sultan neighborhood of Rafah, following reports indicating the possible presence of senior Hamas officials.
“Yahya Sinouar is hiding in a place we have checked”But“We didn’t know he was there”according to Rear Admiral Hagari. Soldiers were seen on Wednesday“three terrorists who move from house to house”and then a shootout broke out. “Sinouar rushed into the building alone”and before“wounded in one hand due to gunfire”according to Mr Hagari. The soldier explained that the Hamas leader was carrying a gun and 40,000 shekels (about 10,000 euros).
