for gaza, the people in gaza were expressing their feeling, and very few people have access to the internet, some of them, they were saying that maybe this is a moment where israel will declare victory, and they don't care how this world and, they want the war to end. this war end, they want the war to end. joining me tonight are thejournalist & broadcaster jenny kleeman and norman roule — former national intelligence manager for iran. let's cross to tel aviv, we can give you a personal assurance from daniel hagari. translation:, why they were

trying to destroy the terrorist infrastructure and the terrorists. all the soldiers were working directly against everything that the hezbollah terrorists were doing. yahya sinwar was killed yesterday by the idf combatants. for months, the idf combatants. for months, the idf combatants. for months, the idf and 655 and intelligence have been trained to eliminate him. he was the head of the hamas in gaza, he was one of the masterminds that carried out the massacre on the 7th of october. yahya sinwar was hiding in a cave in a tunnel for a long period of time where our soldiers were. we do not know that she was there, and we continued in a determined manner, fighting, going from house to house, chasing him. the air force

infantry units who were there managed to actually eliminate him and to others. he ran away and hid in a little cave there, and hid in a little cave there, and you can see this in the film. he was wounded in his hand, and you can see that he was masks, and he is throwing it in additional bits of wood against the drone. we identified him as a terrorist and we fought, and we shot at him and we found him with a revolver and 40,000 israeli revolver and a0 , 000 israeli shekels. revolver and 40,000 israeli shekels. he was running away and we kill them. the terrorists that we killed and him were not beside the hostages. they are very cautiously acting in order to

save, and be very cautious that they do not hurt any hostages. for months, we were making and we managed to actually encircle him after an effort exerted for months. we saw traces of where he had been above and below ground, but we did not succeed in capturing until last night. yahya sinwar�*s dna was found in the tunnel very close, six metres away from the six hostages that were killed just a few weeks ago. our hearts and souls are with the hundred and one hostages that are being held captive in inhuman conditions in these tunnels. we are exerting every effort to bring those hostages home to theirfamilies, orfor burial

their families, or for burial or theirfamilies, orfor burial or rehabilitation for those who are still alive. we are making every single effort possible. it is our main objective, and we will continue doing so. we are still acting in south lebanon and the gaza strip and judea and samaria, and wherever it is required. our soldiers and officers are continuing to do anything necessary in order to ensure the security of the state of israel. i will answer questions, and then i will say a few words in english. [30 questions, and then i will say a few words in english. do you know what _ a few words in english. do you know what the _ a few words in english. do you know what the conditions - a few words in english. do you know what the conditions of i a few words in english. do you | know what the conditions of the hostages — know what the conditions of the hostages is at the moment and have _ hostages is at the moment and have you — hostages is at the moment and have you noticed any changes in hamas— have you noticed any changes in hamas since yahya sinwar's assassination? we hamas since yahya sinwar's assassination?— assassination? we will do everything _ assassination? we will do everything possible - assassination? we will do everything possible to - assassination? we will do i everything possible to create the situation for the return of the situation for the return of the hostages as quickly as possible. we continue to collect intelligence in order

to know what the condition of the hostages is, and we continue doing so. the hostages is, and we continue doinu so. ., . ., continue doing so. from channel 11, do we continue doing so. from channel 11. do we know— continue doing so. from channel 11, do we know what _ continue doing so. from channel 11, do we know what is _ 11, do we know what is happening to yahya sinwar's brother, _ happening to yahya sinwar's brother, mohammed sinwar? we are brother, mohammed sinwar? are chasing brother, mohammed sinwar? - are chasing all the hamas terrorists, the leadership, mohammed sinwar, as you mentioned, the brother, and we will continue doing so as we have done since the beginning of the war, and as we have proven, the idf and the general security forces, we have managed to kill not only mohammed dave, yahya sinwar, and will continue doing so because all those who have blood on their hands and are responsible and took part in the 7th of october massacre. d0 the 7th of october massacre. do we know why yahya sinwar went

over _ we know why yahya sinwar went over ground in gaza question mark? — over ground in gaza question mark? ., ., mark? from what i saw in the field, yahya _ mark? from what i saw in the field, yahya sinwar _ mark? from what i saw in the field, yahya sinwar was - field, ya hya sinwar was actually field, yahya sinwar was actually in that underground complex as we found his dna a few metres from where those six hostages he was there, and for a long period of time, our forces were slowly encircling that area, so he must�*ve moved underground or into houses and buildings, and he was trying to run away northwards into safer places for him, but we continued with the termination, without even knowing exactly where he was, we continued until we found them. at first it was actually division 102 and on the other divisions there. we wanted to ensure that there. we wanted to ensure that

the terrorists had not managed to escape, and that effort proved itself today because we saw it in the field, we saw how he was running from house to house, and we identified him as a terrorist, and we encircle them, and we kill them. know that he has— them, and we kill them. know that he has been _ them, and we kill them. know that he has been eliminated, l that he has been eliminated, what — that he has been eliminated, what is — that he has been eliminated, what is the main effort that the idf_ what is the main effort that the idf wants to achieve in gaza, _ the idf wants to achieve in gaza, and with his assassination, will this actually bring about the return of the — actually bring about the return of the hostages? | actually bring about the return of the hostages?— of the hostages? i like to go back to part _ of the hostages? i like to go back to part of _ of the hostages? i like to go back to part of your - of the hostages? i like to go. back to part of your question, because there are few questions. the objectives of the war that the idf received from the cabinet was the elimination of the military arm of hamas terror organisation, and we have been doing so. of

course, the assassination of yahya sinwar is a tremendous achievement. that objective, but still there are other commanders and activists amongst the terrorists, and we will continue doing so alongside that, we have very clear cutaim. alongside that, we have very clear cut aim. that is to create the conditions in order to bring the hostages home as quickly as possible about and thatis quickly as possible about and that is a central objective, and of course an achievement like the elimination of yahya sinwar servers that aim, but we have to make sure we are able to fill that out. we want to bring the residence of the north and south that are displaced, we want to bring them home as well, and we will continue doing so on the ground in lebanon and in the gaza strip and judea and samaria in order to ensure the security of the residents of the state of

israel. idf is deployed with not only regular and reservists, we are talking about divisions that are completely deployed, and yes, there are heavy prices that we have to pay, but we will continue in order to fulfil those objectives as quickly as possible and bring the displaced people home to their homes as quickly as possible, and to continue fighting against the enemy, the terrorists. it against the enemy, the terrorists.— against the enemy, the terrorists. ., ., ~ terrorists. if we are talking about the _ terrorists. if we are talking about the island _ terrorists. if we are talking about the island plan, - terrorists. if we are talking about the island plan, our| about the island plan, our pe0pie~ _ about the island plan, our people. is the idf going to carry— people. is the idf going to carry out... people. is the idf going to carry out- - -_ people. is the idf going to carry out... we not actually bein: carry out... we not actually being used _ carry out... we not actually being used what _ carry out... we not actually being used what is - carry out... we not actually being used what is called i carry out... we not actually l being used what is called the actual major general plan, what we are doing is our own plans and programme, it is not based

on the major general plan that you just mentioned. of course, we are doing everything possible and adding in the framework of international law as well. we are not letting the hamas settled itself into a jabalia, and we are doing everything very accurately accord incident military plans, and we will not rest until we have achieved those objectives, and we are doing everything we are committed to the international law, and we would do so and exert every effort because we were guided to do so by the political government as well, and we will continue doing so, and we have been doing so, and we have been doing so, and we have been doing so we are out —— throughout the war, and will continue to do so in the future as well. no i would like to move over into english for a moment. the leader of hamas

terrorist organisation, who is responsible for the october seven massacre is dead. yahya sinwar wasn't responsible for the most brutal attack against israel in our history. when terrorists from gaza invaded israel, massacred israelis in their homes, rates are women, burned entire families alive, and took over —— took over 250 men and babies in the hostages or into gaza. 101 hostages still remain in captivity, brutal conditions. for the past year, yahya sinwar tried to escape justice, year, yahya sinwar tried to escapejustice, he year, yahya sinwar tried to escape justice, he field. year, yahya sinwar tried to escapejustice, he field. we said we would find him and bring him tojustice, and we did it. it was yahya sinwar who decided to wage war with israel while hiding behind civilians in gaza. since the beginning of this war that yahya sinwar

started on october seven, we have said our war is with hamas, not with the people of gaza. and we mean it. we are working to increase the amount of humanitarian aid, including food and water and medicine that goes into gaza. to the people of gaza who are suffering because of yahya sinwar, on this day, our thoughts are with the families of those murdered or kidnapped because of sinwar. we buy will our hearts, heads —— we bow our hearts, heads, and remember our brave soldiers who paid the ultimate sacrifice to defend the people of israel. our work is not done. we will not rest until we bring home all of our hostages. by any means. and we will continue to operate until we complete all of our missions in defence of the people of israel. thank you. taste

in defence of the people of israel. thank you. we have 'ust been here fl israel. thank you. we have 'ust been here in i israel. thank you. we have 'ust been here in a i israel. thank you. we have 'ust been here in a pressi been here in a press conference, a press briefing by daniel hagari, israel defense force spokesperson, just giving details there of the killing force spokesperson, just givin