How Israel found and killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar
Israeli troops had for more than a year hunted the leader of Hamas, who disappeared in Gaza soon after masterminding the 7 October attacks.
Yahya Sinwar, 61, was said to have spent much of his time hiding in the tunnels under the Strip, along with a cadre of bodyguards and a "human shield" of hostages seized from Israel.
But ultimately, it appears he met his end in a chance encounter with an Israeli patrol in southern Gaza. His guard detail was small. No hostages were found.
Details are still emerging, but here's what we know so far about Sinwar's killing.
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Drone footage released by the Israeli military late on Thursday was said to show Sinwar's final moments before he was killed.
The video appears to be shot from a drone flying through the open window of a mostly destroyed building.
It approaches a man, with his head covered, sitting in an armchair on the first-floor of a house that is littered with debris.
The man, who seems to be injured, then throws what appears to be a stick at the drone and the video ends.
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How Israel killed enemy number one Yahya Sinwar
Israel had hunted the architect of the 7 October atrocities for more than a year. A chance encounter in Rafah got him.
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