Hamas Announces Death Of Its Leader, Yahya Sinwar

Hamas Announces Death Of Its Leader, Yahya SinwarPalestinian militant group Hamas has officially confirmed the death of its leader, Yahya Sinwar, following an announcement from Israeli authorities. Khalil al-Hayya, a senior Hamas official in Qatar, expressed the group’s sorrow in a video statement broadcast by Al Jazeera, mourning Sinwar as a “great leader” and “martyred brother.”....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Sinwar became Israel’s most wanted individual after the October 7, 2023, attack, described as the deadliest in Israeli history. Israel declared Sinwar’s death on Thursday, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calling it a “heavy blow” to Hamas, which has been in conflict with Israeli forces in Gaza for over a year.

The October 7 attack resulted in the deaths of 1,206 people, mostly civilians, according to official Israeli figures. In the aftermath, Hamas militants took 251 hostages, with 97 believed to still be in Gaza, including 34 individuals that Israeli officials claim are dead.

In his statement, Hayya emphasized that Hamas would not release the hostages until the conflict in Gaza concludes. “The hostages will not return… unless the aggression against our people in Gaza stops,” he stated, urging Israel to withdraw from Gaza and release Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails.

The ongoing Israeli military campaign against Hamas has reportedly resulted in around 42,500 fatalities in Gaza, primarily civilians, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-controlled territory, figures that the United Nations deems reliable. Hayya asserted that Hamas would draw strength from Sinwar’s death, noting he has now joined “the leaders and symbols of the movement who preceded him.”

As Gaza’s leader during the ongoing conflict, Sinwar had been named the overall chief of Hamas in August, following the assassination of the group’s political bureau chief, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran on July 31. Sinwar had not been seen in public since the October 7 attack, with Israeli commanders believing he was hiding in a complex network of tunnels built by Hamas beneath the Gaza Strip over the years.

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