He was martyred while wearing his military uniform.. How was Israel’s narrative about Yahya Sinwar exposed?

Journalist Elias Karam said that the photos leaked by Israeli soldiers of the body of the head of the political bureau of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), Yahya Sinwar, "exposed Israel's narrative that the latter was afraid and in an underground tunnel."

Karam explained that Sinwar - according to the leaked photos - was wearing his military uniform, armed, and perhaps engaged in a fight when he was targeted, "which harms a major piece of security information."

The journalist, who was speaking to Al Jazeera from Ramallah, added that the leaked photos of Sinwar's body confirm that the man was in the rubble of a building above ground, wearing his military uniform, indicating that a tank shell targeted this building after militants were spotted in it.

Journalist Karam did not rule out blaming the Israeli soldiers who leaked Sinwar's photos, "and subjecting them to an internal investigation after they harmed sensitive security information," nor did he rule out "stripping them of their military ranks and throwing them in prison."

He said that the assassination of Sinwar was a "major security event, and it was supposed to be kept very secret," but that the Israeli occupation soldiers were the ones who leaked this sensitive information.

Karam explained that the official Israeli announcement will be delayed, because it is linked to conducting a DNA test and matching it with the medical record in the prison service, where Sinwar was a prisoner for more than two decades.

He stressed that "it is not known when Sinwar was assassinated," suggesting that "it took place last night and was a coincidence, not based on intelligence."

What's next?

Elias Karam believes that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may rush to invite mediators to reopen the negotiations file to conclude a prisoner exchange deal with Hamas after the assassination of its political bureau chief Yahya Sinwar.

The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation reported that Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galat is holding security consultations with the Chiefs of Staff and the Shin Bet on the borders of the Gaza Strip.

In turn, Israeli Channel 12 reported that the families of the prisoners expressed their concern about the fate of their relatives held by Hamas in Gaza, adding that they demand that the killing of Sinwar be used to reach an immediate agreement to return their relatives.

Source: Al Jazeera