The Israeli army announced that it is investigating with the Shin Bet, the general security service, the possibility of the death of the head of the political bureau of Hamas, Yehya Sinwar, during military activities in Gaza.

The Israeli army's statement said, "During an operation by army forces in the Gaza Strip, three saboteurs were eliminated. Both the Israel Defense Forces and the Shin Bet are examining the possibility that one of those killed is Yehya Sinwar. At this stage, it is not possible to definitively confirm their identities."

It was reported that "in the building where the saboteurs were eliminated, there are no indications of hostages being present in the area. The Israel Defense Forces and the Shin Bet continue to operate in the field under the required precautionary measures."

An Israeli military source told the Israeli Broadcasting Authority that confirmation of the report regarding the assassination of Hamas leader Yehya Sinwar will take hours.

Channel 14 reported that the body which the Israeli army suspects belongs to Sinwar was found in Tal al-Sultan in Rafah.

Last December, several reports emerged suggesting that Sinwar was killed, injured, or had fled outside the Gaza Strip, as indicated by assessments.

For its part, Hamas has not commented on these reports so far, neither confirming nor denying the news.

However, according to the "Times of Israel," it later became clear that he was hiding, and that Israel was behind those reports as part of a "psychological war" intended to push Hamas fighters to surrender.

Israel assassinated prominent Hamas leaders, including the leader of the movement's military wing, Mohammed Deif, and the commander of the Khan Younis brigade, Raef Salama, in an airstrike on Gaza last July, as well as the deputy head of the political bureau of the movement, Saleh al-Arouri, in an airstrike in Beirut last January.