Hamas admitted on Friday that it had suffered “very painful and disturbing” losses after the assassination of its leader Yahya Sinwar, while the Israeli army released a new drone video capturing the last moments of the terrorist’s life.

Footage of a wounded Sinwar shows him throwing a wooden plank at a drone surveying damage in a building the Israeli army attacked in Rafah, IDF spokesman Admiral Daniel Hagari said. Sinwar was later found dead with a gun and nearly $11,000 in his possession, he added.

“Yes, it is very painful and upsetting to lose loved ones, especially extraordinary leaders like ours, but what we are sure of is that we will triumph in the end; this is the outcome for all the people who fought for their freedom,” said senior Hamas official Basem Naim. said Friday.

“It appears that Israel believes that killing our leaders means the end of our movement and the struggle of the Palestinian people. They can believe whatever they want, and this isn’t the first time they’ve said that,” he continued.

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A drone video released by the Israeli military shows Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar sitting on a chair in a damaged building in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, in the moments leading up to his death. (IDF)

Naim added that despite the previous assassinations of Hamas’s founders, the first commander of its military wing, the terrorist group “became stronger and more popular each time, and these leaders became an icon for future generations to share in the journey to a free Palestine.”

“Hamas is a liberation movement led by people seeking freedom and dignity, and this cannot be eliminated,” he also said.

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Yahya Sinwar is seen throwing a wooden plank, highlighted in red, at an Israeli military drone in Gaza. (IDF)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had said on Thursday, after announcing Sinwar’s death in the southern Gaza Strip, that “Hamas will no longer rule Gaza” and “this is the beginning of the day after Hamas, and this is an opportunity for you , the residents.” of Gaza, to finally break free from its tyranny.”

An Israeli Army Radio report on Thursday said Sinwar was killed during a battle with Israeli soldiers.

According to the report, the soldiers spotted suspected terrorists in Gaza and opened fire before the individuals fled into a building. It added that a tank then fired a shell at the building, causing it to collapse.

Yahya Sinwar chairs a meeting with leaders of Palestinian factions in his office in Gaza City in April 2022. (AP)

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When the soldiers went inside to investigate the aftermath, they found three bodies – one of which was eventually identified as Sinwar.