A notorious hardliner who spent two decades in Israeli prison, Yahya Sinwar rose through the ranks of Hamas to become its leader and mastermind of the October 7 offensive

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu declares the killing of Hamas chief Sinwar as the beginning of the end of the war.

“Sinwar died while beaten, persecuted and on the run; he didn’t die as a commander, but as someone who cared only for himself."

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, […]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is the "beginning of the end" of the war in Gaza.

Jerusalem, Oct 18: Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in Gaza, has been killed by Israeli forces, as confirmed by Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz, agencies reported. Sinwar, 62, was identified as a key architect of the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel that resulted in the deaths of approximately 1,200 people, ma.....

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said late Thursday that the killing of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar was the "beginning of the end" of the war in Gaza.

"Mass murderer Yahya Sinwar, who was responsible for the massacre and atrocities of October 7, was killed today by IDF soldiers," Israeli Foreign Minister Israel said in a statement. 

Earlier today, the IDF said it was “checking the possibility” that Sinwar was one of three people killed in an operation in Gaza.

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Israel's killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in the Gaza Strip "ends a reign of terror."

Israel says the top Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has been killed in a battle with Israeli forces in Gaza. Foreign Minister Katz called Sinwar’s killing a “military and moral achievement for the Israeli army.” Sinwar was a chief architect of Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel that precipitated the latest escalating conflicts in the Middle East. Earlier Thursday, Palestinian officials reported at least 28 people were dead, including four children, in an Israeli strike on a school being used as a shelter in Gaza on Thursday. Nearly 100 people were wounded in the strike in Jabaliya, according to the Gaza Health Ministry’s emergency unit in the north.Syria’s military said an Israeli strike early Thursday wounded two civilians and damaged a military post. Israel regularly targets military sites in Syria linked to Iran and to Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group and has escalated its campaign against Hezbollah in recent weeks, after a year of near-daily exchanges of cross-border fire. Lebanon says more than 2,400 people…

The prime minister also instructed his aides to inform the families of Israeli hostages about the death of the Hamas chief.

Members of Israel's security cabinet have been informed that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is very likely dead, officials have said.

The Prime Minister also instructed his aides to inform the families of Israeli hostages about the death of the Hamas chief

Yahya Sinwar was the architect of the devastating attack on Israel last October that set off the Gaza war.

Many global leaders expressed the hope that Israel's killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, considered one of the masterminds of the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel, might provide an opportunity to…

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said on Thursday that it was checking the possibility that it has killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar following an operat...

Israeli ministers have been informed that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has very likely been killed by Israeli troops who were conducting an operation in southern Gaza, two officials with knowledge of the situation said.

Israel has accused Sinwar of masterminding the October 7 attack

JERUSALEM: Israel confirmed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the architect of the Oct 7 attack on Israel last year, has been killed in Gaza, with Foreign Minister Israel Katz calling it a "victory for the entire free world". There has been no official comment from Hamas but sources in the group said the ind

Sinwar was chief architect of the 7 October attacks on Israelis.

Israeli security cabinet members have been informed that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is likely dead, according to two officials familiar with the situation. Israeli broadcasters KAN and N12 News also reported that Sinwar has been confirmed dead by various Israeli officials.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Israel's killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in the Gaza Strip "ends a reign of terror."