Selection of new Hamas leader further dampens expectations of Gaza cease-fire
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Observers say Yahya Sinwar’s long-term goals and his leading role in October 7th attacks on Israeli civilians suggest to many that peace is not on his agenda
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Yahya Sinwar’s appointment as the top leader of Hamas formalizes a role he assumed in the early hours of Oct. 7, when the surprise attack into Israel that he helped
Israelis railed against new Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar on Wednesday, with some hoping he will meet the same fate as his predecessor who was killed last week.Near Tel Aviv's Dizengoff Square, whose circular fountain is ringed with tributes to Israel's Gaza hostages and war dead, Sinwar's appointment w…
The Palestinian militant group Hamas chose Yahya Sinwar as its new leader after Ismail Haniyeh was killed by a presumed Israeli strike. Sinwar is Hamas' top official in Gaza who
Israel is vowing to eliminate new Hamas political chief Yahya Sinwar following his appointment this week in the wake of Ismail Haniyeh's assassination.
Hamas named the alleged mastermind of the deadliest attack in Israeli history as its new leader, further inflaming regional tensions as the Gaza war entered its 11th month on Wednesday.Yahya Sinwar's appointment angered Israel at a time when it is bracing for potential Iranian retaliation for the ki…
BEIRUT — Hamas on Tuesday named Yahya Sinwar, its top official in Gaza who masterminded the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, as its new leader in a dramatic sign of the power of the Palestinian militant grou
Hamas named the alleged architect of its deadly October 7 attack on Israel, Yahya Sinwar, as the Islamist movement's political chief on Tuesday, following the killing of his predecessor Ismail Haniyeh.Qatar-based Haniyeh, who was killed last week in Tehran in an assassination blamed on Israel, had b…
The new leader of the Islamist Palestinian organization Hamas, Yahya Sinwar, is seen as being more radical than his predecessor, Ismail Haniyeh. What is known about the top Gaza official?
The new leader of the militant group Hamas has a brutal reputation and a deep understanding of Israel. Yahya Sinwar rose through the ranks to become head of a wing charged with eliminating spies for Israel. He spent decades in Israeli jails, where he learned Hebrew and studied Israeli history.
In a defiant move, Yahya Sinwar, one of the architects of the October 7th attacks on Israel has been named the new political leader of Hamas following the death of Ismail Hanieh. The U.S. uncovers a plot to assassinate American politicians. Ukraine makes incursion into Kursk.
Hamas says it has chosen its local leader in Gaza to take over as the Palestinian militant group's new top political leader worldwide, following last week's assassination of the previous leader in Iran.
Hamas on Tuesday named Yahya Sinwar, the man Israel says masterminded the October 7 attack that sparked the Gaza war, as its new political chief following the killing last week
Hamas named its Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar as successor to former political chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Tehran last week, the group said on Tuesday, in a move
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the newly chosen Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has the power to ensure that a cease-fire deal is reached for the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. The Palestinian militant group on Tuesday chose Sinwar, its top official in Gaza who masterminded the Oct.
