The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) confirmed, in a speech delivered by the movement’s leader, Khalil Al-Hayya, today, Friday, the death of its leader, Yahya Sinwar, who the Israeli army announced yesterday, Thursday, that he had been killed accidentally in the southern Gaza Strip.

Khalil Al-Hayya stressed, during his speech in which he said that “Al-Sinwar ascended as a heroic martyr, confronting the occupation army until the last moment of his life,” that “the occupation prisoners will not return except by stopping the aggression on the Gaza Strip and returning our prisoners,” affirming that “the martyrdom of the leaders will only increase the movement’s determination to continue.”

He added, "Hamas will continue its approach until the liberation of the land and the establishment of the Palestinian state."

Earlier today, a press report stated that the body of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who was martyred during a confrontation with Israeli forces in the southern Gaza Strip, was transferred to a "secret" location in Israel, according to what was announced yesterday, Thursday.