Jesse Kline: Yahya Sinwar’s luck finally runs out

The Hamas leader could not have met a more fitting end

Few life stories show how small decisions and twists of fate can have massive historical consequences as that of Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader and mastermind of the October 7 massacre who was killed in Gaza on Wednesday.

A member of Hamas since its inception in 1987, Sinwar was convicted of brutally murdering four Palestinians suspected of collaborating with Israel and sentenced to four consecutive life terms in 1989. In prison, Sinwar learned Hebrew and used the time to read books and Israeli media in order to better understand his enemy.