The entire incident was captured on video by an activist filming from a nearby building.
Netanyahu was not present at the location during the attack.
The top Shia cleric praised Sinwar as "a shining face of resistance and struggle."
Police soon regained control, dispersing the crowd and extinguishing the fire.
Hamas confirmed that its leader was "martyred" in an Israeli attack.
Sinwar was selected as Hamas head after the killing of former chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on July 31.
The Israeli military spokesperson claimed that three Hamas commanders were killed in the operation, with one suspected to be Yahya Sinwar, although this could not be immediately confirmed.
“The greatest gift the enemy and occupation can give me is to assassinate me. So I can go to Allah as a martyr by their hand” he asserted.
The development was not confirmed by Hamas.
Sinwar became the overall head of Hamas after Ismail Haniyeh's assassination.
Yahya Sinwar was killed by Israeli forces in Rafah on Wednesday.
“I say that the greatest gift the enemy and the occupation can give me, is to assassinate me,” he had said during a media briefing in 2021.
“This is a good day for Israel, for the United States," says Biden.
As of now, Hamas has not officially commented on Sinwar’s death.
He was also given the nickname "The Butcher of Khan Younis" by Israel.
Earlier in August, Hamas named Sinwar, one of the architects of the October 7 terror attack on Israel, as its new leader after Ismail Haniyeh’s assassination.
This figure is a significant increase from the 133,000 individuals currently classified as experiencing "catastrophic food insecurity."
Al-Majd, a Hamas-linked website said the news from Israeli media about Yahya Sinwar is aimed to break their spirit.
Sinwar has led Hamas within Gaza since 2017, having joined its ranks in the early 1980s.
Hasina has not been seen in public since fleeing Bangladesh by helicopter.
The death toll is expected to rise.
Previously, during the IDF’s ground invasion In Rafah, a similar scene unfolded as stray dogs scavenged for food among corpses.
"In a matter of seconds, a massive fireball engulfed us."
The report underscores the persistent gender gap in corporate leadership.
Most Gazans cannot afford food and rely on charity-provided meals.
Mukesh Ambani’s drop in fortune also affected the ranking he was holding in the list of billionaires compiled by Bloomberg.
The French leader last week insisted that stopping the export of weapons used by Israel in both operations was the only way to halt the two conflicts.
Boaz Levy, CEO of Israel Aerospace Industries, confirmed that production is running around the clock to ensure missile supply.
Hazza's arrest came less than a year after Saudi Arabia and several allies cut ties with Qatar, claiming it supported extremists and was too close to Iran -- allegations that Doha denied.
A video of the session, showing attendees expressing solidarity with Palestinians, surfaced online.
