At least 16 people were killed and 52 others were injured in an Israeli strike on the Nabatiyeh town's municipal headquarters in southern Lebanon Wednesday, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said in an updated statement. The strike killed the town's mayor.

The identity of the terrorists cannot be confirmed,” the IDF and Israeli air force cautioned in a joint statement. A body, believed to be Sinwar’s, is being brought to Israel for DNA analysis.

Sinwar, the key figure in the 7 October attack, was identified by DNA records after Israeli troops attacked a building in Rafah.

Yahya Sinwar, a mastermind of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack, was killed during an operation by Israeli soldiers in the Palestinian enclave on.

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris described Thursday as a good day for the world after the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. Sinwar, considered the mastermind behind the Oct. 7,

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There's been no official comment from Hamas. The Israeli army released drone video showing what it said were images of Sinwar moments before his death.