Israeli military investigating ‘possibility’ Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in Gaza

The Israeli military said Thursday it is “checking the possibility” Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was among three militants killed in Gaza during its operations in the enclave.

Sinwar, who Israel has accused of being the architect of the Hamas-led Oct. 7 terror attacks, was announced as Hamas’ new political head in August following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh.

In a joint statement, the Israel Defense Forces and Israel Security Agency, or Shin Bet, said at least three militants were killed in a building. They did not expand on how they were killed.

They said officials were investigating whether one of the militants killed was Sinwar, but said, at this time their identities could not be confirmed.

The IDF and Shin bet, said there were “no signs of the presence of hostages in the area” of the building where the three militants were killed.”

“The forces that are operating in the area are continuing to operate with the required caution,” they added, saying more details would follow.