Live blog: US 'not directly involved' in Sinwar's killing, Pentagon says
Israel's year-long war on Gaza has killed at least 42,438 Palestinians. Separately, Tel Aviv attacks across Lebanon since October 2023 have killed at least 2,411 people and displaced another 1.2 million.
Yahya Sinwar became Hamas' new leader in July 2024, succeeding Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Tehran. / Photo: AP Archive
Friday, October 18, 2024
2210 GMT — The US forces were "not directly involved" in Israel's killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the Pentagon said.
"This was an Israeli operation. US forces were not directly involved," Press Secretary Air Force Major General Pat Ryder told reporters.
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2130 GMT — Biden, Harris react on Sinwar killing
US President Joe Biden has described Israel's killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar as a significant step, saying it removed a key obstacle to a Gaza ceasefire and a hostage deal.
Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee in November's US election, added it was a chance to "finally end the war in Gaza."
2100 GMT — Israel's Netanyahu says Sinwar killing 'beginning of the end' of Gaza war
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said late on Thursday that the killing of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar was the "beginning of the end" of the war in Gaza.
In an English-language video statement released by his office, Netanyahu said, "While this is not the end of the war in Gaza, it's the beginning of the end."
2024 GMT — EU chief says Sinwar's death 'significantly' weakens Hamas
The death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar "significantly" weakens Hamas, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said.
"(Sinwar's) death is certainly significantly weakening Hamas, " von der Leyen told reporters in Brussels.
2101 GMT — Death toll from Israel aggression in Lebanon rises past 2,400
The death toll from Israel's ongoing onslaught on Lebanon since October 8, 2023, has surged to 2,412, the Lebanese Health Ministry said.
A ministry statement said that 45 people were killed and 179 others wounded in Israeli attacks over the last 24 hours, taking the number of wounded people to 11,267.
2021 GMT — 2 killed, 15 wounded in Israeli air strikes on eastern Lebanon
Two people were killed and 15 others wounded in Israeli air strikes targeting two towns in the Baalbek-Hermel province, eastern Lebanon, the Health Ministry said.
"An Israeli air strike on the town of Yammoune in Baalbek-Hermel resulted in the deaths of two people and injuries to nine others," Lebanon's official news agency quoted a Health Ministry statement as saying.
2032 GMT — Qassam Brigades says it targeted Israeli troops, 2 military vehicles
Hamas' military wing said that its fighters targeted Israeli troops and two Israeli military vehicles in northern Gaza.
In a statement, the Qassam Brigades said its fighters struck two Israeli armoured personnel carriers with Yassin 105 rockets in the Falouja area west of the Jabalia camp.
In a separate statement, the group said it targeted an Israeli infantry force with a TBG rocket, and then inflicted casualties among them with "appropriate weapons."
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