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Ammon News - The death of the Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was confirmed Thursday by the Israeli authorities, but questions remain about the location of his body and what may happen to it in the future.

Sinwar was killed by a gunshot wound to the head in southern Gaza during a firefight, Dr. Chen Kugel, the director of Israel’s national forensic institute, said in an interview with The New York Times on Friday. Dr. Kugel oversaw the autopsy and, after it was complete, Sinwar’s body was handed over to the Israeli military, he said. He did not know where it was being kept.

It remains to be seen whether Sinwar’s body will be held, released back to Hamas or otherwise interred.

When asked about an exchange, experts said it was unlikely that Israeli officials would create a situation where his body would be laid to rest in a place that could become a shrine.

NYT