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Top Israeli and American officials would stay in close contact throughout the morning as the Israeli military worked to confirm that a body found in the rubble in northern Rafah was Sinwar. But even the pictures of Sinwar’s body had senior US officials feeling confident that the mastermind of the October 7 attacks had been killed, according to a senior US official.

There had been significant leads about Sinwar’s whereabouts in the past, and even a few moments when US officials believed the Israeli military had gotten close to the terrorist leader. That Sinwar was ultimately killed in an operation that was not intended to target him made the development — coming just days after the one-year anniversary of the start of the Israel-Hamas war — all the more remarkable.
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00:00Hello and welcome back to Kobra Post breaking news.
00:03Hamas leader Yehia Sinwar might be dead
00:06Top Israeli and American officials would stay in close contact throughout the morning as
00:11the Israeli military worked to confirm that a body found in the rubble in northern Rafah
00:15was Sinwar.
00:17It was around 5.30 a.m. Thursday in Washington, D.C., that senior U.S. officials first got
00:23word and photographs from their Israeli counterparts.
00:27But even the pictures of Sinwar's body had senior U.S. officials feeling confident that
00:31the mastermind of the October 7 attacks had been killed, according to a senior U.S. official.
00:38There had been significant leads about Sinwar's whereabouts in the past, and even a few moments
00:43when U.S. officials believed the Israeli military had gotten close to the terrorist leader.
00:48That Sinwar was ultimately killed in an operation that was not intended to target him made the
00:53development, coming just days after the one-year anniversary of the start of the Israel-Hamas
00:58war, all the more remarkable.
01:01The news today did come as a surprise, a welcome surprise.
01:05The official told CNN, describing Sinwar's death as a hugely significant, momentous moment.
01:11President Joe Biden said that for the Israeli people, Sinwar's death was comparable to Osama
01:16bin Laden's death for Americans in 2011, but U.S. officials are reticent to make any
01:21predictions about what that will ultimately mean for the volatile region.
01:26Hamas operatives were certain to be reeling from the news and figuring out what's next.
01:31Israel's retaliation against Iran for its October 1 missile attack is expected within
01:36days, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will need time to determine how
01:42to handle the next stage of the Gaza conflict.
01:45Netanyahu's phone call with Biden on Thursday was brief, according to the official, and
01:50the prime minister made clear that while hostages must come out of Gaza, he would only
01:55end the war under terms that he could accept.
01:58A Hamas leader, Yehia Sinwar, believed by Israel to be chief architect of the militant
02:03group's deadly October 7, 2023, terror attack that set off the war in Gaza, was killed by
02:10Israeli forces, officials said.
02:13Or Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sinwar's death marked the beginning of the
02:17day after Hamas.
02:19He vowed that Israel would continue fighting Hamas in Gaza until all hostages are returned
02:24home.
02:25In a call discussing Sinwar's death, Netanyahu and U.S. President Joe Biden agreed there
02:31was an opportunity to advance the release of the hostages in Gaza.
02:35U.S. officials said they would redouble their efforts with mediators to push for a ceasefire
02:40deal.
02:41Despite optimism that Sinwar's death could bring a Gaza deal closer to fruition, two
02:46sources told CNN that Israel's approach to Iran and its proxies in other countries are
02:51seen as distinct operations.
02:54Israel's pending retaliation against Iran could come within days, one source said.
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