Israel military spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar may have been forced to come above ground because Israeli forces were operating in the area where he had been hiding for weeks. Hagari said Thursday that some of Sinwar’s DNA was found in tunnels close to the area where Israeli soldiers discovered the bodies of six hostages in August. Israeli forces spent weeks carefully combing the area in hopes of finding other hostages and likely came close to Sinwar, Hagari says. Hagari said they believe Sinwar came above ground to escape further north when he encountered Israeli soldiers and tried to flee to a nearby building. “We continued operating in that area with determination, we wanted to make sure we didn’t miss anything,” he said. The Israeli military also released a drone video showing what it says were Sinwar’s last moments.
