ya hya yahya sinwar was ya hya sinwar was not yahya sinwar was not the first and won't be the last. military solution is not the one that would cure all of the ills in the middle east. there should be a political solution and this might help all parties to come up with something that would push them to agree on a ceasefire deal. a correspondent at bbc cat might verify talked me through the work they are doing. we've spent the last couple of hours of bbc verify looking through some of the pictures and footage and source material available just to recap on what we do know. the statement from the idf dropped just before 2pm uk time, there was a strike, we don't know where, the idf says three terrorists were killed and they are working to confirm if one of them is the hamas leader, this man, yahya sinwar. the idf has also said there is no sign of hostages in the area where the strike took place. at verify, in this situation, we look for all the material from gaza which can help us confirm what has happened and to build up more of a picture about what has transpired over the last few hou

the us administration seem to be a ya hya yahya sinwar ya hya sinwar has yahya sinwar has been seen as come back to israel. —— the cia director from the united states and the egyptian mediator, and they've been trying to revive proposals. benjamin at yahoo's office says they have focused on a new outline that takes into account —— benjamin netanyahu. one of those regional development may be the death of yahya sinwar, wejust don't know. there's an egyptian proposal for don't know. there's an egyptian proposalfor a don't know. there's an egyptian proposal for a very short proposalfor a very short two—day proposal for a very short two—day cease—fire with the release of four hostages. just as a kind of building block for some sort of future cease—fire arrangement. we'll have to wait and see if that comes to anything. and see if that comes to anything-— and see if that comes to an hina. ~ �* , , . , anything. we're seeing pictures from the protests _ anything. we're seeing pictures from the protests there. - from the protests there. israel's defence minister has spoken on the attack on iran

but yahya sinwar would definitely ya hya sinwar would definitely have — yahya sinwar would definitelybeen one of israel's biggest _ have been one of israel's biggest targets. there have been — biggest targets. there have been occasions where it has been — been occasions where it has been claimed he has been successfully hit in a strike and — successfully hit in a strike and they have proved to be false, — and they have proved to be false, but there are several indications that they may have -ot indications that they may have got yahya sinwar this time but we will— got yahya sinwar this time but we will have to wait and see. one — we will have to wait and see. one of— we will have to wait and see. one of the reasons why people have _ one of the reasons why people have been cautious at this estate _ have been cautious at this estate is— have been cautious at this estate is there has always been an assumption that yahya sinwar has always been surrounded by a human_ has always been surrounded by a human shield of several israeli hostages. there are 101 hostages. there are 101 hostages sti

diplomatic initiative came about following the killing of hamas leader yahya sinwar last hamas leader ya hya sinwarhya sinwar last week in gaza. i think there was a feeling than amongst western countries in particular that that might provide possibly a window of opportunity to push again for negotiations to restart about a ceasefire, a possible exchange of hostages. in the days that have followed since then it has become pretty clear from the israeli side that they have military objectives that they still want to achieve both in gaza, where clashes have continued overnight, and in lebanon where, as you just heard, there has been continued strikes on beirut. what will they talk about when prime minister blinking meets benjamin netanyahu in a couple of hours? i think there will be the situation in gaza after any agreement —— what will they talk about when antony blinken meets benjamin netanyahu in a couple of hours? israel has made it pretty clear they do not want hamas to be in charge of gaza but have not really put forward much of a vision as to what or whom might be there instead. 0ne what or whom

the chain of events, the butterfly effect of ya hya sinwar�*s actions, in terms of what the is really retaliation, but it does also come at dusk also, the time that if you are the netanyahu government, and you will do see a biden administration in its twilight, and uncertain transition after the election, uncertainty both in terms of what will be the policies under a harris present say and also different kinds of uncertainties under a drum presidency. there really is only such a small window to take any kind of critical action against iran and its proxies. i don't think that the united states government either at the level of the executive branch or the legislative level has any real disposition to curtail or limit the israelis when it comes to how they conducted their deterrence actions against iran and external actors like hezbollah and the houthis. it's problematic for any administration insofar as dealing with the mix of pressures inside israel and in the palestinian territories. and that is a struggle that you see within the broader us government agencies. i don't think you're go

fundraising corruption scandal and this emerged late last year that dozens of ya hya emerged late last year that dozens of yahya sinwar millions of dollars in fundraising money over a period of five years and what happened after was months and months into this we saw the scope and scale of this but also how the ldp has mishandled it and they seemed almost unrepentant and the changes made were cosmetic and they did not convince the public that they really wanted to change. and this i think is the political gamble with shigeru ishiba that he wanted a new mandate and restart on that has backfired and not happen at all. ~ . backfired and not happen at all. . ., ., , , , all. what will happen next is the next question. _ all. what will happen next is the next question. i - all. what will happen next is the next question. i will- all. what will happen next is the next question. i will ask| the next question. i will ask you that in a moment. �*m joined now by tomohiko taniguchi, special adviser at the think tank fujitsu future studies. if we can take a bigger picture look at what this means for japan on the international sta

force, even though it's a major step forward, for certain, to have removed ya hya forward, for certain, to have removed yahya sinwarwhere does this leave iran given — world. where does this leave iran given that _ world. where does this leave iran given that the _ world. where does this leave iran given that the senior - iran given that the senior leadership in hezbollah and hamas have been killed by israel and the access of resistance seems to be faltering? iii resistance seems to be faltering?— resistance seems to be falterin: ? , ., ., ., faltering? if you are iran, the iranian regime, _ faltering? if you are iran, the iranian regime, you - faltering? if you are iran, the iranian regime, you need - faltering? if you are iran, the iranian regime, you need to i faltering? if you are iran, the i iranian regime, you need to be thinking carefully through your options. clearly israel has shown and i believe the us in ways has shown that there is a lot about the iranian network thatis lot about the iranian network that is infiltrated at this point and exposed as israel would not have been able to get into take out isma

ya hya sinwar was jailed alleged collaborators. sinwar was jailed again by israel and spending a total of 20 years in the prisons. when he was incarcerated, he learned fluent hebrew. he was released in 2011 as a part of a prisoner exchange that captured israeli soldiers. he gained a legendary status among members in gaza for brutal discipline. joining us as our correspondent in jerusalem will also be looking at our state department correspondent tom bateman in washington and there will be a state department briefing quite shortly but let's start with davis, what more details of the israelis giving about the death of yahya sinwar? it’s israelis giving about the death of yahya sinwar?— of yahya sinwar? it's a significant _ of yahya sinwar? it's a significant day - of yahya sinwar? it's a significant day in - of yahya sinwar? it's a significant day in this l significant day in this year—long conflict between israel and hamas in gaza and of course throughout the year, the number one target has been yahya sinwar, the man who organised an

this afternoon, very graphic pictures showing someone who resembled yahya sinwar with resembled ya hya sinwarrly resembled yahya sinwar with clearly fatal injuries there's been growing speculation if not official confirmation yet that he is indeed the leader of hamas. a public holiday in israel, the government press office in the prime ministers office in the prime ministers office would not ordinarily intervene in issue a statement until after sundown intervene in issue a statement until a that undown intervene in issue a statement until a that our own intervene in issue a statement until a that our enemies cannot saying that our enemies cannot hide. our correspondent in jerusalem is wyre davies. what is the latest that you are hearing? what is the latest that you are hearin: ? . .,, what is the latest that you are hearin: ? . ., _, . hearing? increasing confidence of evidence _ hearing? increasing confidence of evidence and _ hearing? increasing confidence of evidence and is _ hearing? increasing confidence of evidence and is really - of evidence and is really circles both military and medi

hamas has reacted defiantly to the death of its leader ya hya sinwar, saying it will only strengthen group's resolve. a senior hamas member also said no hostages will be freed until israel pulls its forces out of gaza. iran, which sponsors hamas, claims sinwar�*s death will inspire resistance. but world leaders including us presidentjoe biden have said the killing of sinwar could represent a turning point in the conflict, and a fresh opportunity for ceasefire talks. let's speak to drjon b alterman, director of the middle east program at the centerfor strategic and international studies. how do you see at? do you think his death is a possible turning point, a possible opportunity for some sort of ceasefire talks? it for some sort of ceasefire talks? ., , ,., , , for some sort of ceasefire talks? ., , , , ., talks? it absolutely is a turning _ talks? it absolutely is a turning point. - talks? it absolutely is a turning point. but - talks? it absolutely is a turning point. but in i talks? it absolutely is a i turning point. but in some talks? it absolutely is a - turning point. but in so

even before the 7th of october, | even before the 7th of october, yahya sinwar was never someone ya hya sinwarahya sinwar was never someone who could appear anywhere at any time. he was always surrounded by very tight security. every time we saw him somewhere, there was always a high level of security around him but since the 7th of october we believe that he has been underground from day one but back when they killed ismail haniyeh and then chose him as overall leader of the movement, he had to make some communication with the people outside and this is what i think the israelis were waiting for, for one mistake and that is what has happened 1527 00:11:30,914 -

from what i saw in the field, yahya sinwar was - field, ya hya sinwar was actually field, yahya sinwar 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 h

president biden have apparently agreed to work for hostage release after ya hya agreed to work for hostage release after yahya sinwarorting to remember that these hostages are still being held within gaza. is that something that can happen now that yahya sinwar, or with the person that stop negotiations, is dead? he person that stop negotiations, is dead? , ., , ,., is dead? he is on the person who step _ is dead? he is on the person who stop negotiations. - is dead? he is on the person l who stop negotiations. they're perfectly to negotiate. it is netanyahu who kept adding new demands after the americans, hamas and others all excepted. netanyahu and israel have been the big optical. again you have to be careful of the propaganda. the reality is you can negotiate a dealfor so propaganda. the reality is you can negotiate a deal for so the people of israel would like to have a deal and the palestinian people certainly would want a deal if it releases thousands of prisoners held in israel and stop the fighting. everybody wants a deal except, it seems, the government of israel and netanyahu. we have to really wait to se

gaza or outside have seen any picture since the october the 7th attacks of ya hya since the october the 7th attacks of yahya sinwareport from hamas that he was labour —— able to go and talk to hamas officials during the brief ceasefire but we've not seen any evidence of him and it was suggested that he might be hiding in a tunnel somewhere. i have been talking to many people across the gaza strip and nobody knows seems to know any information about where the assassination took place. there were a small bit of information about an airstrike in rafa, in the western part, but this is the only indication that it might be the place where the assassination took place but still no confirmation. we will leave it there, _ still no confirmation. we will leave it there, and _ still no confirmation. we will leave it there, and thank - still no confirmation. we willj leave it there, and thank you very much for the latest where you are. with me is our security correspondent, frank gardner. we will talk about the leader he was and some of the history, but tell me a little more about the circumstances you are hearing. the circums