Sinwar’s autopsy shows that he had not eaten for 72 hours before his death

Yahya Sinwar had not eaten for three days before he was killed on October 16, according to an autopsy conducted by Israeli forensic doctors and supported by Israeli media.

Chen Kugel, director of Israel’s National Forensic Institute, revealed that one of Sinwar’s fingers was amputated to obtain a DNA sample for verification as he had previously been imprisoned and had a medical record.

Kugel said Sinwar survived for several hours before succumbing to a gunshot wound that caused severe brain damage.

According to Israeli reports, Sinwar’s body was moved to an undisclosed location after the autopsy.

The details emerging from the autopsy had sparked widespread reaction, with many noting that Israel had begun a “starvation war” against Gaza and that Hamas members were not “stealing” humanitarian aid or food.

“Sinwar’s autopsy revealed that he and his men had not eaten in the 72 hours before their deaths. Dispelling the myth that the resistance is ‘stealing aid’. Sinwar still defeats ‘Israel’ even after his martyrdom.” Social media user further said social media.

“…I thought Hamas would ‘steal’ the humanitarian aid?” said another.

Sinwar ‘stayed in touch’ with family

Israeli media reported that Sinwar’s wife and children had received written messages from him at least once a month, or every six weeks.

The reports also added that Sinwar was taken from a house that was targeted months ago through tunnels dug by Hamas fighters and taken to a safe house about a kilometer away.

He was transferred another time, where he was reunited with his cousin, Ibrahim Mohammed Sinwar and a leader of the Izz Al-Din Qassam Brigade, Rafa ‘Salama, but as the Israeli operation expanded, the three were separated in an area several tens of meters away. from the Nasser Medical Complex.

Sources told Israeli media that his cousin accompanied him throughout the war in the Gaza Strip and that Sinwar had remained in Rafah for several months, moving between different areas.

The sources added that Sinwar’s last message was to his family members where he informed them of the death of his cousin, Ibrahim, who accompanied him. The message reportedly arrived two days after Sinwar was killed.

Israel ‘close to conquering Sinwar’ on several occasions

Israel came close to capturing Sinwar at least five times before he was killed during a routine military operation in Rafah, the pan-Arab country owned by Saudi Arabia. Asharq Al-Awsat daily reporting on Sunday, citing sources within and close to Hamas.

Three times Sinwar was above ground, and twice underground.

In one example, Israeli forces were just meters away from a house where Sinwar was hiding in Block G in Khan Younis, where he was ready for a possible Israeli raid.

In Sinwar’s final moments, captured by drone footage released by the Israeli army, he threw a wooden stick at the UAV as it hovered above him before he was killed on October 16.

He wore military clothing, a keffiyeh and a pistol as he fought Israeli soldiers in his final moments, which contrasted with information spread by Israel that he was living underground, surrounded by Israeli human shields.

Sinwar was appointed head of Hamas after the killing of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran in July and became Israel’s No. 1 enemy after his role in leading the group’s Oct. 7 attacks in southern Israel.

His life has been shrouded in mystery over the years, despite spending more than two decades in Israeli prison, where he learned fluent Hebrew and held top military positions with Hamas.