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

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

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, was remembered Thursday as a martyr by Iran upon his 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...

Yahya Sinwar was born Yahya Ibrahim Hassan Sinwar.

Troops appear to have run across him in a battle, only to discover afterwards that a body in the rubble was the man Israel has hunted for over a year.

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…

Yahya Sinwar was born Yahya Ibrahim Hassan Sinwar.

Chief architect of October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, Sinwar became leader of Hamas following assassination of then-leader Ismail Haniyeh

The killing of Hamas’s 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.

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.

The Israeli military confirms that Hamas' top leader Yahya Sinwar was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza.

Mr. Sinwar climbed the ranks of the Palestinian militant group to plot the deadliest attack on Israel in its history.

Yahya Sinwar was a chief architect of last year’s attack on Israel that sparked the war.

UPDATE 11:45 a.m. 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 wanted man.