IDF says it destroyed terror attack mastermind's hideout in Gaza cityThe Israeli military said it had destroyed a tunnel complex used as a hideout by Yehya Sinwar in the Gaza Strip.Sinwar was believed to be the mastermind of the Hamas terror attack on Israel on October 7 that left 1,200 people dead and saw 240 more taken hostage.
The Israel Defense Forces said the tunnel complex was in the basement of one of the houses Sinwar used in Gaza City.The shaft led to a network designed for lengthy stays and could serve as a command center outfitted with electricity, an elevator, prayer rooms, bathrooms and air conditioning, it said.
The IDF statement could not be independently verified.Sinwar is now believed to be in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis.Israel classifies Hamas as a terrorist organization, as do the United States, the European Union, Germany, and several other states.
Israel launches retaliatory strikes against targets in Syria, Lebanon
The Israeli military said early Saturday that it had carried out strikes in Syria after two rockets fired from the country landed in open areas in Golan Heights."Following the report regarding sirens sounding in northern Israel, a short while ago two launches that were identified crossing from Syria fell in an open area," the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said. "The IDF is striking the sources of fire."
The statement also said Israel targeted Hezbollah infrastructure in Lebanon, including a rocket-launching site, earlier in the day.Israel captured the Golan Heights, a strategic plateau overlooking northern Israel, from Syria in the 1967 Middle East war. It subsequently annexed the area in a move that was not recognized by the UN.
