Slain Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar's widow smuggled out of Gaza — and is already remarried: report
Samar Muhammad Abu Zamar managed to slip out of the Palestinian enclave with huge chunks of cash in the early days of the war, Ynet reported Wednesday, citing multiple sources.
The Birkin bag-loving widow fled with the couple's two young sons to Turkey, where she remained in hiding as Israeli forces hunted down her husband, the sources added.
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5 Widow of Yahya Sinwar was reportedly smuggled out of Gaza and is remarried.
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5 Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar's wdow reportedly spotted with $32,000 Birkin bag as she fled Gaza hideout.
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Then, just months after her husband was wiped out by Israeli forces in a routine ground operation in southern Gaza last October, Abu Zamar quickly remarried.
'She's no longer here — she crossed through the Rafah border using a fake passport,' one source told the outlet, adding that the operation involved 'high-level coordination, logistical support and large sums of money that regular Gazans don't have.'
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Her new marriage and resettlement was orchestrated by Fathi Hammad — a Hamas operative who is renowned for helping terrorists and their families disappear.
5 The front page of the New York Post on October 18, 2024.
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Details on her new husband weren't immediately known.
It comes after footage emerged late last year of the terror kingpin's wife fleeing into a Gaza tunnel while clutching what Israeli officials claimed was a $32,000 Birkin bag just hours before the Oct. 7 massacre unfolded.
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5 Footage of Sinwar fleeing with his family the night before the October 7 terror attack.
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'Did Sinwar's wife enter the tunnel with him on October 6 carrying a Birkin bag estimated to cost around $32,000?!' an IDF spokesperson wrote on X, alongside a screenshot of the woman holding what appeared to be a super-luxe Hermes bag.
5 Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind behind the October 7 terror attacks, was killed by Israeli forces.
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'While Gaza residents have no money for food, we see many examples of Yahya Sinwar and his wife's special love for money.'
It wasn't clear if that bag was a knock off.
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