(BBC News)
A senior Hamas official has just confirmed the death of the group’s leader, Yahya Sinwar.
In a video statement, Khalil al-Hayya goes on to say that Sinwar died in combat.
We’ll bring you more details on this as we get them. Stay with us.
Some more details now on the speech that Khalil al-Hayya, the deputy leader of Hamas, has just delivered on the killing of Yahya Sinwar.
The senior Hamas official says the group will continue on its path to achieving the Palestinian people’s ambitions, adding that Sinwar’s death will only strengthen the group.
He adds that the Israeli hostages will not be returned until the aggression on Gaza ends and there is a full withdrawal of Israeli forces in the Strip.
Al-Hayya is the most senior man in Hamas after the leader, Sinwar, who was killed during a routine search for Hamas members in Rafah on Thursday.
