Yahya Sinwar was killed during Israeli military operations in Gaza, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said. The mastermind of the October 7 terror attacks spent decades in Israeli prisons before leading Hamas.
By Kara Fox and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, believed to be one of the architects of the militant group’s October 7, 2023, terror attack and Israel’s most wanted man, was killed in Gaza on Wednesday, according to the Israeli military.
Sinwar was chosen as Hamas’s top leader in July after his predecessor, Ismail Haniyeh, was assassinated in an apparent Israeli strike in the Iranian capital Tehran.
Sinwar's death, after years of evading capture, serves as a potent reminder of Israel's relentless pursuit of those who mastermind terror against its people.
BEIRUT (AP) — Yahya Sinwar masterminded an attack on Israel that shocked the world, unleashing a still-widening catastrophe with no end in sight. In Gaza,
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the killing of Hamas head Yahya Sinwar in Rafah marked a pivotal moment in the Middle East wars, but warned that the fight was not over yet – as he vowed to return the remaining hostages to their loved ones.
Yahya Sinwar, the head of Hamas and the architect of the Palestinian militant group's Oct. 7, 2023, brutal rampage across southern Israel, has been killed in a raid in the Gaza Strip, Israel said Thursday.
Latest news following the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who was among three militants killed in Gaza by the Israeli military during a recent operation.
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, accused of being the architect of the Oct. 7 terror attack, has been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, Foreign Minister Israel Katz...
The news marks a major development — the death of Israel's most wanted man — a year into the war in Gaza after Israel vowed to crush Hamas following its attack on Israel.
Sinwar has topped Israel’s most wanted list since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war just over a year ago, and his killing strikes a powerful blow to the militant group.
There was cautious celebration in Israel on Thursday as news started to filter through that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar had been killed in Gaza. The mastermind of October 7th was — among some competition — the most fanatical leader in Hamas.
The death of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar could either clear a path for cease-fire negotiations to restart and free the hostages in Gaza, or force the terror group to retaliate and kill some of the captives, experts say.
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