The encounter, during which Hamdan was eliminated, occurred approximately 200 meters from the location where Sinwar had been killed.
Hamas has long been accused of crushing dissent in Gaza with beatings or worse. But recent months have seen some rare public displays of dissent.
“They are absolutely incapable, as you and I are speaking here today, of conducting another attack on the scale of October 7,” Kirby said.
Yahya Sinwar's death has prompted renewed activity to resume negotiations and sparked hope that a deal could now be reached to free the remaining 101 hostages.
During the searches conducted by soldiers after an operation in Rafah, the body of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was discovered.
Muhammad Sinwar's familial ties to his older brother, Yahya Sinwar, cemented his status within both Israel's security apparatus and the terror organization.
“We’re going to work out what is the day after now,” Biden said, explaining that this means, “how do we secure Gaza and move on.”
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