Yahya Sinwar, Leader of Hamas, Is Dead
Mr. Sinwar climbed the ranks of the Palestinian militant group to plot the deadliest attack on Israel in its history.
Israel kills Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza
Yahya Sinwar, leader of Hamas, was killed in a firefight with Israeli soldiers in Gaza. How will recent hurricanes in the Southeast United States affect voter turnout in the presidential election, and how is climate change affecting the mental health of young people.
Israel says Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Gaza
Israel said Sinwar was identified by dental records, fingerprints and DNA tests. Sinwar was imprisoned by Israel from the late 1980s until 2011, and during that time he underwent treatment for brain cancer — leaving Israeli authorities with extensive medical records
How Israel found and killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar
Israel had hunted the architect of the 7 October atrocities for more than a year. A chance encounter in Rafah got him.
Who was Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar?
He was a rarely seen veteran militant who learned Hebrew over years spent in Israeli prisons and who carefully studied his enemy.
Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar killed by Israel in Gaza op
The prime minister also instructed his aides to inform the families of Israeli hostages about the death of the Hamas chief.
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed during gun battle
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed during a gun battle in southern Gaza on Wednesday by Israeli troops who were initially unaware they had caught their country's number one enemy, Israeli officials said.
Israel says it killed Hamas leader Yayha Sinwar in Gaza
Israeli forces in Gaza killed Hamas' top leader Yahya Sinwar, a chief architect of last year's attack on Israel that sparked the war, the military said Thursday. Troops appeared to have run across him unknowingly in a battle, only to discover afterwards that a body in the rubble was Israel's most
Israel says it has killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza
Israeli forces in Gaza killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, a chief architect of last year’s attack on Israel that sparked the war, the military said Thursday. Troops appeared to have run across him unknowingly in a battle, only to discover afterwards that a body in the rubble was Israel’s most wanted…
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed during gun battle
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed during a gun battle in southern Gaza on Wednesday by Israeli troops who were initially unaware they had caught their country's number one enemy, Israeli officials said.
Yahya Sinwar, leader of Hamas, killed by Israeli forces
Israel confirms Sinwar's death through dental records following an operation in southern Gaza on Wednesday.
Hamas Oct 7 Architect Yahya Sinwar Killed in Rafah
Israeli cabinet ministers and Israeli police told reporters that DNA and dental tests of the body have indeed confirmed that Sinwar was killed.
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Gaza, Israeli military says
US officials have speculated his death could be one of the best chances of bringing the Israel-Hamas war to an end.
Death of Hamas leader brings hope, peril
Israel's killing of Yahya Sinwar could put the conflict that has ravaged Gaza on a new path, but former officials and analysts tell VOA what happens next is anything but clear
Israel conducts raids on Gaza after killing Hamas chief Sinwar
JERUSALEM: Israel conducted raids on Gaza on Friday (Oct 18), pressing its year-long war to crush Hamas after dealing it a massive blow with the killing of its leader, Yahya Sinwar.
Israel conducts raids on Gaza after killing Hamas chief Sinwar
Netanyahu says war is not over, but it’s ‘the beginning of the end’
List Of top Hamas Leaders Who May Succeed Yahya Sinwar As Next Chief
Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader who orchestrated the October 2023 assault on Israel and eluded capture for more than a year, was killed by Israeli forces yesterday in southern Gaza. Sinwar, 61, had spent two decades in Israeli prisons.
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has been killed, Israeli foreign minister says
Sinwar assumed overall command of the Iran-backed Hamas in August, following the assassination of former political chief Ismail Haniyeh.
Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar: Israel's most wanted man
After a career in the shadows, spent in Israeli prisons and the internal security apparatus of Hamas, Yahya Sinwar emerged as the leader of the Palestinian group after helping ignite a full-blown w
International reaction to reported death of Hamas leader Sinwar
JERUSALEM/CAIRO: Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of the Oct 7, 2023, attack that triggered the Gaza war, was killed on Wednesday (Oct 16), Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday.
Israel kills Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar during operation in southern Gaza
Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Israel Defense Forces killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar during a ground operation Wednesday night in southern Gaza.
How Israeli Military Tracked And Killed Hamas Chief Yahya Sinwar In Gaza
The Israeli military on Thursday told how Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in a firefight after being tracked "going from home to home" desperately seeking to avoid detection in southern Gaza.
Biden, Harris say Hamas leader Sinwar's death can help end Gaza war
BERLIN/MILWAUKEE: US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris said on Thursday (Oct 17) that the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar set the stage for the return of Israeli hostages
Israel's foreign minister says Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has been killed in Gaza
Earlier today, the IDF said it was “checking the possibility” that Sinwar was one of three people killed in an operation in Gaza.
Hamas mastermind of October 7 attacks is dead
Israeli officials say they killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in a military operation in Gaza. Fearing their lives could be in further danger, families of the hostages still being held in Gaza call on Israel and the U.S. to do everything possible to secure their release.
Trudeau says death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar ‘ends a reign of terror’
OTTAWA — The death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in the Gaza Strip “ends a reign of terror,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday, as some world leaders suggested his death may bring about a better chance of ending the current conflict and bringing lasting peace in the Middle East. Sinwar was one of the […]
Israel confirms Yahya Sinwar's death, Hamas rejects claim, says 'Our leader is alive'
Yahya Sinwar was among more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners released in 2011 by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of an exchange for an Israeli soldier captured by Hamas in a cross-border raid.
Joe Biden says Yahya Sinwar death a 'good day' for the world
Says it also removed a key obstacle to a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal
What We Know—and Don’t Know—About the Death of Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar
“Eliminated: Yahya Sinwar,” the IDF posted to their official X account on Thursday afternoon.
Hamas leader Sinwar killed by Israeli troops in Gaza, Netanyahu says war will go on
Yahya Sinwar had been recently appointed to lead Hamas and has been said to be the mastermind of the attacks of Oct 7, 2023, which triggered an all-out war on Gaza.
Renewed calls for cease-fire after Israel kills Hamas leader
World leaders are calling for a redoubled push to end the Israel-Hamas war and for the hostages to be brought back home after Israel said it killed Hamas' October 7 mastermind in Gaza. DW has more.
Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar’s Death Can Bring the Middle East Closer to Peace
Column: The death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar can lead the Middle East towards a more secure and prosperous future
Gaza war: Israel military confirms killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar
Israel has accused Sinwar of masterminding the October 7 attack
Israel Kills Hamas Chief Responsible For October 7 Massacre
Israel announced on Thursday that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind behind the October 7 attack, was killed, calling it a “heavy blow” to the Palestinian group. According to the Israeli military, Sinwar was eliminated in an operation in southern Gaza on Wednesday after a year-long pursuit. Although Hamas has yet to confirm his death, […]
Hezbollah says it will escalate war with Israel after Hamas leader killed
Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group said on Friday it was moving to a new and escalating phase in its war against Israel, while Iran said "the spirit of resistance will be strengthened" after the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.
Israel's Netanyahu says Sinwar killing 'beginning of the end' of Gaza war
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu declares the killing of Hamas chief Sinwar as the beginning of the end of the war.
Israeli forces kill top Hamas leader Sinwar, architect of October 7 attack
Israeli forces killed top Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza on Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, in a major blow to the Iran-aligned group and a possible boon to flagging peace efforts. “Today we have settled the score. Today evil has been dealt a blow but our task has still not been completed,” […]
Israel Kills Hamas Leader Who Was Architect of October 7 Terror Attack
Israel announced Thursday it killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the architect of the militants' October 7, 2023, terror attack that sparked the Gaza war. Israeli forces — apparently by chance and without knowledge of Sinwar's location — encountered him and two other militants in a southern Gaza...
Who is Yahya Sinwar? What to know about the Hamas leader killed by Israel
Yahya Sinwar masterminded an attack on Israel that shocked the world, unleashing a still-widening catastrophe with no end in sight. In Gaza, no figure loomed larger in determining the war’s trajectory than the 61-year-old Hamas leader.
Hamas’ Sinwar is dead. Will the fighting stop?
The killing of Hamas' leader may allow Israel to claim victory and agree to a cease-fire, and new Hamas leadership could be more open to compromise. But neither side is likely to immediately change course.
Hezbollah says it will escalate war with Israel after killing of Hamas chief
Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group said on Friday it was moving to a new and escalating phase in its war against Israel, while Iran said "the spirit of resistance will be strengthened" after the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.
Israel investigating whether Hamas top leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Gaza - Greater Kashmir
The IDF and Israel Security Agency (ISA) are investigating the possibility of Sinwar's death
Netanyahu says ‘evil suffered heavy blow’ with Sinwar’s death
JERUSALEM:Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that the killing of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar in Gaza was a heavy blow to the Pale...
Families of Israeli hostages fear for captives after Sinwar killed
JERUSALEM: Families of Israeli hostages taken captive in Gaza by Islamist group Hamas fear their loved ones are in greater danger after Israeli troops killed the militant group's leader, Yahya S
Middle East: Israel says war not over after Sinwar death
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to continue fighting until all Israeli hostages are returned from Gaza. His comments came after Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was confirmed dead. DW has the latest.
SEE: Drone footage of Hamas chief's last moments
The video showed Sinwar sitting on a couch, surrounded by rubble, inside a damaged and dilapidated house.
Starmer says 'UK won't mourn death of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar' as Biden calls for end to Gaza war
Keir Starmer has said the UK won't mourn Hamas' October 7 mastermind Yahya Sinwar, after he was killed by Israel, as the US pushed for an end to the war in Gaza.
Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar might be among 3 terrorists killed by Israel: IDF 
Tel Aviv: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed on Thursday that three terrorists have been eliminated during its operations in Gaza, one of whom can
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