Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed moments after making a “critical mistake”, according to Israel. 

An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson, sharing Sinwar’s final minutes, said Sinwar left a tunnel he was hiding in. 

The IDF had forced him to “make this mistake” and “move like a fugitive” as they gradually closed off streets and blew up tunnels in the area, Maj Doron Spielman explained. 

“In fact, just yesterday he did so. He left the tunnel, went into an apartment building, and [Hamas] opened fire on Israeli troops. A tank returned fire, and he was killed in that attack,” he said. 

The IDF added that it has expanded its operations in the Jabalia area in northern Gaza where Sinwar was eliminated. 

Overnight, it claimed “dozens of terrorists” were killed in “incidents and airstrikes”.