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JERUSALEM, June 8 (Xinhua) — The Israeli military said Sunday it has recovered the body of Hamas military chief Mohammed Sinwar from a tunnel in the southern Gaza Strip and brought it to the Jewish state.
The identification procedure confirmed that “the body of Mohammed Sinwar was found in an underground tunnel beneath the European Hospital in Khan Yunis,” the Israeli army said in a statement.
M. Sinwar and Muhammad Shabana, the commander of the Hamas brigade in Rafah, were killed in a tunnel on May 13 by the Israeli military and the General Security Service (Shin Bet), the statement said.
The bodies were found in the area during an operation that began on June 4 and was accompanied by intense airstrikes. The Israeli military added that the operation was still ongoing.
“During the search along the underground tunnel route, several items belonging to M. Sinwar and M. Shabana were found, as well as additional intelligence data. These were handed over for further investigation,” the statement said. No further details were given.
During the operation, other bodies were also found, and the identities of those killed are currently being established, the Israeli Armed Forces added.
In late May, the Israeli army said for the first time that Sinwar had been killed in an airstrike. At least six people were killed and 40 wounded in the attack, according to Gaza health officials. –0–