Yahya Sinwar Archives

October 18, 2024 12:37 PM

Sinwar threw stick at drone just before death, according to Israel video

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was tracked by an Israeli mini drone as he lay dying in the ruins of a building in southern Gaza and filmed him slumped in a chair covered in dust, according to video released by Israeli authorities on Thursday. As the dron...

October 18, 2024 10:39 AM

International reaction to death of Hamas leader Sinwar

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that triggered the Gaza war, was killed on Thursday, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said. Following is international reaction: U.S. President Joe Biden Sinwar's death provides...

October 18, 2024 12:13 PM

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. Sinwar, a masterm...

October 18, 2024 12:41 PM

Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader committed to eradicating Israel

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar remained unrepentant about the Oct. 7 attacks a year ago, people in contact with him have said, despite unleashing an Israeli invasion that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians, laid waste to his Gaza homeland and ra...

October 17, 2024 11:25 PM

Hamas leader Sinwar is dead, Israel says

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of the Oct. 7, 2023 attack that triggered the Gaza war, has been killed by Israeli forces in the Palestinian enclave, Israel said on Thursday. His killing marks a huge success for Israel and a pivotal event in t...

September 4, 2024 11:07 AM

US charges Hamas leaders over Oct. 7 attack on Israel

The United States announced criminal charges on Tuesday against Hamas' top leaders over their roles in planning, supporting and perpetrating the deadly Oct. 7 attack in southern Israel. The charges against Yahya Sinwar, the militant group's chief, a...

August 7, 2024 10:15 AM

Hamas names Oct 7 mastermind Yahya Sinwar as new leader

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 that reinforces the radical path pursued since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel....