GettyKilling Yahya sinwar is Israel’s greatest victory in the war with Hamas. His death is a major blow to Hamas. He turned the group into a fighting force which inflicted Israel’s biggest defeat in history. He was killed by Israeli forces in Rafah, southern Gaza, not in a planned operation. A photo taken on the scene shows Sinwar in combat gear lying dead in the rubble from a building hit by a shell. Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s Prime Minister, praised the soldiers, and said that despite the victory, the war was far from over. “Today, we showed once again that those who harm us will suffer the consequences. Today, we once again demonstrated to the world that good triumphs over evil. “But, my dear friends, the war is not yet over. It is a difficult and costly endeavor. “”We still have a lot of challenges ahead. We need endurance, steadfastness, unity, courage and courage. Together, we will fight and with God’s assistance – together, we will win. “Netanyahu, and the overwhelming majority of Israelis who supported the war in Gaza, needed a win. Both have not been achieved despite an ongoing war that has resulted in the deaths of at least 42,000 Palestinians, and has left Gaza in ruins. Israel wanted to kill Sinwar. But until Netanyahu can claim the other war goals have been achieved, the war will continue, as he claims. Yahya sinwar was born in 1962, in a refugee camps in Khan Younis, in the Gaza Strip. He was only five when Israel captured it from Egypt during the 1967 Middle East War. His family was among the 700,000 Palestinians that were forced to flee or leave their homes in 1948 by Israeli forces. This war saw Israel gain its independence. His family was from Ashkelon which is near the northern border of Gaza Strip. In his 20s he was convicted of killing four Palestinian informers by Israel. He spent 22 years in prison, where he learned Hebrew and studied his enemy. He believed he had figured out how to fight. The killing of 1,200 Israelis and the hostage-taking by his men brought back memories of the Nazi holocaust for many Israelis. “Netanyahu don’t bury them. Now, go to the mediators and the public to present a new Israeli plan. “”For Matan and all the hostages in those tunnels, the time is running out. You have the pictures of victory. Bring on the deal! “If Netanyahu does not use this moment to present a new Israeli plan – even if it means ending the war, he will have abandoned the hostages to prolong the conflict and consolidate his rule. “We won’t give up until all of them return. “Getty ImagesMany Israelis think that Netanyahu wants to prolong Gaza’s war to delay the day when he will be held accountable for his part in the security failures which allowed Sinwar and Hamas to break into Israel and to postpone possibly indefinitely his resumption on serious corruption charges. He denies these accusations and insists that only a ‘total defeat’ of Hamas in Gaza can restore Israeli security. Like other news organisations Israel does not allow the BBC to cross into Gaza, The BBC interviewed Palestinians in the ruins of Khan Yunis – the birthplace of Sinwar – who were defiant. They said that the war would continue. Ramadan Faris, Dr. Ramadan, said that this war was not dependent on Sinwar or Haniyeh or Mishal or any other leader or official. “It is a war of annihilation against the Palestinians, as we all understand and know.” The issue is bigger than Sinwar, or anyone else. “Adnan ashour said that some people were saddened by Sinwar, while others were indifferent. “They’re not only after us. They want the entire Middle East. They are fighting in Lebanon Syria and Yemen. This war has been going on between us and Jews since 1919. That’s over 100 years. “He was asked if the death of Sinwar will affect Hamas. “I pray not, God willing. Let me explain. Hamas isn’t just Sinwar… It’s a cause for a people. “The war continues in Gaza. In a raid in northern Gaza, 25 Palestinians were killed. Israel claimed it had hit a Hamas control centre. Doctors at a local hospital confirmed that the wounded were civilians. Israel has killed every leader of Hamas except one since the 1990s, but there is always a successor. As Israel celebrates killing Sinwar, Hamas still has its hostages and is still fighting.HamasIsraelIsrael Gaza war
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