Israel has released drone footage showing the last moments of Hamas leader, Yahya Sinwar before his head was literally split on Wednesday, October 16 in southern Gaza.
The footage shows the late Hamas boss sitting in an armchair in a ruined building as a drone probes the area.
The drone locates and zooms in on him, at which point the late leader throws a stick at it as a last act of defiance.
Following massive shelling of the area and house-to-house search of the area by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), the Hamas leader felt the need to escape from the bunker where he was hiding through the underground tunnel system to a safer area.
Sinwar, with two other militants, were sighted darting between buildings by trainee squad commanders who then engaged them.
He reportedly escaped into the ruined building, prompting the Israeli fighters to shell the building.
A drone was then sent in and caught him sitting on a chair severely injured and with a scarf tied over his face.
Israeli authorities said the soldiers on the ground did not know he was a high-value target at this time. They only thought he was one of the Hamas fighters.
The Sinwar was reportedly found with 40,000 shekels ($10,731.63) at the time of his death.
The Hamas leader was considered the mastermind of the 7 October attack just over a year ago. Over 1,200 Israelis were killed in the surprise attack.
The late Hamas leader had been sought in the past year without luck, principally because he adopted a fugitive lifestyle.
He reportedly moved frequently and stopped the use of any communication device whatsoever.
