DOHA: Palestinian militant group Hamas on Friday confirmed its leader Yahya Sinwar had been killed by the Israeli military in Gaza, a day after Israel...

Militant group says will not release hostages until war in Gaza ends

Palestinian militant group Hamas has officially confirmed the death of its leader, Yahya Sinwar, following an announcement by Israeli authorities. Khalil al-Hayya, a senior Hamas official based in Qatar, expressed the group’s sorrow in a video statement broadcast by Al Jazeera, mourning Sinwar as a “great leader” and “martyred brother.” Sinwar emerged as Israel’s most […]

The architect of the worst terrorist attack in Israel’s history was killed after a year of war he ignited

JERUSALEM/GAZA | Xinhua | The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Israel Security Agency (ISA) jointly confirmed Thursday that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in the Gaza Strip by Israeli soldiers on Wednesday. “IDF soldiers from the Southern Command eliminated Yahya Sinwar… in an operation in the southern Gaza Strip,” the Israeli army said …

THE Israeli military confirmed on Thursday that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, believed by Israel to be chief architect of the militant group’s deadly October 7, 2023, terror attack that set off the war in Gaza, had been killed in battle.

The militant movement ties hostage release to end of hostilities in Gaza

All about the political and military structure of Hamas and what is left after a year of war in Gaza.

Israel has confirmed it has killed Yahya Sinwar, the leader of militant group Hamas, who is regarded by Israel to be the architect behind the October 7 attack.

Hamas on Friday, October 18 confirmed the death of its chief Yahya Sinwar in an Israeli operation in Gaza on Thursday.

Israel's killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar dealt a huge blow to the Palestinian group, and while it leaves a gaping void at the top of the movement, its militants remain determined to fight.

Yahya Sinwar was named the group's paramount leader on August 6, as a successor to former political chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Tehran on July 31.

Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Hamas confirmed the death of leader Yahya Sinwar Friday in a video statement from senior Hamas official Khalil

The Palestinian militant group 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.

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, architect of the group's cross-border raids in 2023 that became the deadliest day in Israel's history, was killed in combat, Khalil Al-Hayya, deputy Gaza Hamas chief and the group's chief negotiator, said on Friday.

Besides Khalil Al-Hayya, who is Hamas' chief negotiator, the other main leadership contenders are Khaled Meshaal, Haniyeh's predecessor, and Mohammad Darwish, a little-known figure who chairs the Shura Council.

Hamas has confirmed the death of its leader, Yahya Sinwar, in an Israeli airstrike, while maintaining that it will not release hostages until the Gaza war ends.

A top Hamas official has confirmed the death of their leader, Yahya Sinwar - but said it will only "strengthen them".

Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar has been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, the Palestinian group confirmed. The Israeli military had previously identified him through DNA and other forensic procedures.

A senior Hamas official said the Palestinian militant group cannot be eliminated with the killing of its leaders, but stopped short of confirming the death of its chief, Yahya Sinwar.

The Israeli military confirmed on Thursday that Sinwar, along with two other militants, had been killed.

Biden: "I called Bibi Netanyahu to congratulate him on getting Sinwar. ... It’s time for this war to end and bring these hostages home."

JERUSALEM—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…

As the Israel-Gaza war gets hotter and amid the killing of Yahya Sinwar, Legit.ng looks at other Hamas leaders assassinated in the ongoing conflict.

New Delhi: The postmortem reports of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar has gory details that is sure to shock one, say reports in this regard. The details are bone

A ceasefire is unlikely, but Israelis and Palestinians have new reasons for hope.

The Israel Defence Forces revealed on Thursday that Sinwar, along with two other fighters have been killed by Israel.

Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu's house was reportedly targeted in a drone attack in the northern Israeli town of Caesarea.

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed by a gunshot to the head, suffered multiple injuries before his death, and was identified through a DNA test using his severed finger, according to reports.

Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia has "deep concerns" about the "consequences" of the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.

The death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar on Thursday closes the books on one of the most depraved and evil careers in the history of terrorism.

US President Joe Biden and European leaders renewed calls for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip after Israel killed Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar on Thursday. Biden, speaking during his farewell visit with European…

Israeli forces eliminated Hamas Chief and military leader Yahya Sinwar in a gunfight on October 16. Could Israel win the war with such targeted killings of top Hamas leadership?

The Israeli troops cut off his finger for a DNA confirmation and matched it with a profile that IDF had of him from the time when Sinwar was in Israeli prison for two decades.

A building where Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar had been barricaded was targeted by Israeli tank fire before the terror leader was killed on Thursday.

'It's also a battle for legitimacy' how Hamas and Israel support their position after Sinwar's death ? "What we are seeing with the release of this video is a further demonstration that this is not just a physical conflict accross Gaza and beyond, it's also a battle for legetimacy" says Simon Mabon, Lecturer in International Relations and Middle East Studies at Lancaster University.

Israel’s Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar’s death is "the beginning of the end in Gaza" – but it is unclear whether the killing will bring an escalation in the fighting…

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia mourns the loss of martyr Yahya Sinwar. a fighter and defender of the Palestinian people, who was brutally killed by the ruthle...

CAIRO: The Palestinian militant group Hamas will likely replace Yahya Sinwar with a new political leader based outside Gaza while his brother - Mohammad Sinwar - is expected to assume

PUTRAJAYA: The Department of Islamic Affairs under the Prime Minister’s Department (JPM) has extended condolences to the family of Hamas leader Yahya ...

Hamas deputy leader, Khalil al-Hayya on Friday confirmed the death of the organization's leader, Yahya Sinwar. Following Sinwar's death, al-Hayya vowed

Relatives of the Israeli hostages still held in Gaza say now is the time to negotiate their release.

Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar was killed in an intelligence-based ground raid in southern Gaza. Sinwar was the politburo chief of the Palestinian group, Hamas.

"You can kill a revolutionary, but you can never kill the revolution."

An Israeli drone captured Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar’s last minutes alive — as the Oct. 7 mastermind tossed a piece of wood in a futile attempt to take out the device before he was killed,...

Ansarullah, the Iran-backed jihadist movement in Yemen commonly known as the Houthis, issued a statement mourning Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar.

Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar, who died due to a gunshot wound to the head and also bore further injuries, especially to his forearm, revealed the autopsy details overseen by Dr. Chen Kugel, director of Israel’s National Forensic Institute.

Hamas is likely to name Qatar-based Khalil al-Hayya as the successor to slain leader Yayha Sinwar, aligning the terrorist group closer to Iran and giving its main backer more sway in the next stage of its war with Israel.

The Issue: Israeli Defense Forces’ killing Hamas leader and Oct. 7 architect Yahya Sinwar. With Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar’s death, now is the perfect moment for Israel to offer all Hamas...