WRATH OF GOD II: That was the biblical codename for the savagely ruthless operation in which Israel took revenge for the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre. But its response to October 7 has been even more wrathful, says David Patrikarakos. Todays Mail Paper.

The IDF spokesman was clear when we met in Tel Aviv almost two weeks ago. ‘Yahya Sinwar is a dead man walking,’ Lieutenant Colonel (Reserve) Peter Lerner told me. There was no anger in his voice, just certainty. It was the one-year anniversary of the October 7 atrocities, which Sinwar planned, oversaw and, by all accounts, revelled in. Lerner did add that Israel would consider negotiating with him for the release of the hostages if he left Gaza for Egypt. But it couldn’t, he added, guarantee how long Sinwar’s safety would last. The answer, it turns out, was ten days. On Thursday evening, Israel confirmed that it had killed him.