Israel drops leaflets over Gaza showing Yahya Sinwar’s body with a message
- 19-Oct-2024
Israeli planes dropped leaflets over southern Gaza on Saturday showing a picture of the dead Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar with the message that “Hamas will no longer rule Gaza”, echoing language used by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The move came as Israeli military strikes killed at least 32 people across the Gaza Strip and […]
Sinwar’s death will not halt ‘Axis of Resistance’: Iran’s Khamenei
- 19-Oct-2024
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar will not halt the “Axis of Resistance” and that Hamas would live on. “His loss is undoubtedly painful for the Axis of Resistance, but this front did not cease advancing with the martyrdom of prominent figures,” Khamenei said in […]
Hamas likely to name new leader from outside Gaza after Sinwar’s death
- 19-Oct-2024
Hamas will likely replace Yahya Sinwar with a new political leader based outside Gaza while his brother – Mohammad Sinwar – is expected to assume a bigger role directing the war against Israel in the territory, experts say. In its leadership deliberations, Hamas must consider not only the preferences of its main backer – Iran – but also […]
Gaza reveres Yahya Sinwar’s defiant end: Throwing a stick at an Israeli drone
- 18-Oct-2024
For one Gazan father, Yahya Sinwar’s death in battle trying to beat back a drone with a stick was “how heroes die”, while for others it was an example for future generations even as some lamented the ruinous cost of the war he sparked with Israel. Yahya Sinwar was killed on Wednesday in a gunfight […]
Israeli army releases footage showing last moments of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar
- 18-Oct-2024
The Israeli military has released drone footage of Hamas’ political bureau chief Yahya Sinwar’s final moments. The video shows Yahya Sinwar, injured and wearing a keffiyeh and mask, attempting to resist by throwing an object at the drone. Yahya Sinwar’s identity was confirmed by dental records, fingerprints and DNA tests, the Israeli police said. Sinwar, […]
Netanyahu says war on Gaza ‘not over yet’ after death of Yahya Sinwar
- 18-Oct-2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that the killing of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar in the Gaza Strip was the “beginning of the end” of the year-long war in the Palestinian territory. The Israeli military said that after a lengthy hunt, troops had on Wednesday “eliminated Yahya Sinwar, in an operation in the southern […]
Hezbollah says it will escalate war with Israel after Hamas leader martyrdom
- 18-Oct-2024
Lebanon’s Hezbollah 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 martyrdom of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. Sinwar, a mastermind of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that triggered the Gaza war, was killed during an […]
Israel military confirms killing of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar
- 17-Oct-2024
The Israeli military on Thursday announced the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar by its forces in southern Gaza the previous day. The Israeli military “confirms that after a year-long pursuit, yesterday (Wednesday), October 16, 2024, IDF (military) soldiers from the Southern Command eliminated Yahya Sinwar, the leader of the Hamas organisation, in an operation […]
US charges Yahya Sinwar other Hamas leaders over Oct. 7 attack on Israel
- 04-Sep-2024
The United States announced criminal charges on Tuesday against Yahya Sinwar and other 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 group’s chief, and at least five others accuse them of orchestrating the Oct. 7 attack, which killed […]