Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah meets with top Hamas official Khalil Al-Hayya in this handout picture obtained by Reuters on July 5, 2024, Lebanon. Photo: Hezbollah Media Office/Handout via REUTERS

i24 News – Hamas chief Khalil Al-Hayya, regarded as the second-in-command in the group’s hierarchy behind the late Yahya Sinwar, confirmed on Friday that the jihadist kingpin was killed by the Israeli military.

Trey Yingst, Fox News’s chief foreign correspondent, wrote on Friday, “Text this morning from senior Hamas official Dr. Basem Naim, reacting to the death of Sinwar: ‘It seems that Israel believes that killing our leaders means the end of our movement and the struggle of the Palestinian people.’ Naim goes on to say… ‘Yes it’s very painful and distressing to lose beloved people, especially extraordinary leaders like ours, but what we are sure of is that we are eventually victorious; this is the outcome for all people who fought for their liberty.’”