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On 16 October 2024, during their operations in the Israel–Hamas war, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. His killing was the result of a routine patrol and a chance encounter in the southern Gazan city of Rafah. [4] He had been one of Israel's most wanted men after the 7 October Hamas-led attack on Israel.
He previously served as the prime minister of the Palestinian Authority and as Hamas Chief in the Gaza Strip. In 2017, he was elected head of the Hamas Political Bureau. Haniyeh was the highest-ranking Hamas political leader killed since the start of the Israel–Hamas war. [11]
He is also serving as the deputy leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip since 2017. On 16 October 2024, Sinwar was killed after leading Hamas for only two and a half months. In the aftermath, Khaled Mashal was performing duties again as acting de facto leader of Hamas, for the second time, until the new leader was elected. [26] [27] [28] [29]
Sinwar was the top target of Israel’s operation in Gaza, launched in the wake of the October 7 attack, in which 1,200 people were killed and more than 250 taken hostage.
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip, Israel Foreign Minister Israel Katz said Thursday. Sinwar has been credited as the mastermind behind the Oct. 7, 2023 ...
The Israeli military said Thursday it killed Hamas' leader, Yahya Sinwar, in an operation in Gaza. He was the architect of the October 7, 2023, attacks and a top target for Israel.
Hamas, which had not disclosed much about its senior military leaders during the war, did not immediately respond. [13] On 17 March 2024, it was reported that Hamas had confirmed in private that Issa had been killed in the strike. At the time of his killing, Issa was the highest-ranking Hamas commander to be killed in the war. [13]
The Israeli military claims it killed top Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar during a military operation in the southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday. Sinwar had been credited with being the mastermind behind ...