The IDF has released footage of Hamas leader Yahye Sinwar moving through a tunnel in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, surrounded by young children acting as human shields for him. It said the footage is from October 10th, three days after the massacre that started the ongoing war.

Sinwar’s brother, Ibrahim, is seen leading the group, followed by his wife and children through the dark and narrow passage.

IDF Spokesman Daniel Hagari said that the footage was obtained from security cameras during IDF operations in the city, adding that close relatives of senior Hamas commanders, including Sinwar, were taken into custody.

Among those detainees are the father of Rafa’a Salameh, the commander of Hama’s Rafah Brigade, and the son of Husni Hamdan, another senior Hamas commander.

“In the Shin Bet interrogations they are providing us with a lot of intelligence,” Hagari said.

The IDF also showed a clip of troops giving a tour of the tunnel where Sinwar, his family, and other senior Hamas officials hid during the ongoing war. The footage shows that the tunnel had two bathrooms, a fully stocked kitchen, a sleeping area, and a private area for Sinwar himself in which soldiers found a safe with millions of shekels and US dollars.

(YWN World Headquarters – NYC)