Yahya Sinwar

Expert: Lessons, trauma from October 7 informing new West Bank land registration policy - interview

Israeli leaders are choosing to prioritize physical security, even if it means “taking the risk of being a pariah nation,” foreign policy expert Harley Lippman said.

An Israeli flag flutters, with Ma'aleh Adumim is visible in the background, in the West Bank, August 14, 2025.
 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir during a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on November 10, 2025.

Israel should enact the Ben-Gvir death penalty law - opinion

 Yahya Sinwar, former leader of the Palestinian Hamas Islamist movement at a meeting with members of Palestinian factions at Hamas President's office in Gaza City, on April 13, 2022

Netanyahu turned down 11 plans to kill Hamas's Yahya Sinwar before October 7, N12 reports

 Hamas spokesman Abu Obeida delivers a speech following a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, January 19, 2025

Hamas admits leadership losses, moves into crisis mode - opinion


Hamas expected to reject any deal that doesn’t end Gaza war, source says

Egypt has been in talks with Hamas in Cairo for the last two days as part of its efforts to unite Palestinian factions, but there has been no reported progress on a hostage deal.

 People ride their bicycles on Yom Kippur, in front of a wall featuring hostage posters, in Jerusalem, October 12, 2024

'Hamas doesn't know where the hostages are': Sinwar expert offers an alternative view - interview

"Someone may be aware of the location of one or two, but I don't think there is anyone who is aware of the location of all of them."

 Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar seen over a photo of a blast in the Gaza Strip (illustrative)

Israel neared capturing Yahya Sinwar five times during Israel-Hamas War - report

Sinwar stayed in Rafah for some time during the war,  according to the sources, both above and underground.

 Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in an underground terror tunnel in Gaza (illustrative)

With significant gains in Gaza, Lebanon, Israel's strength shifts negotiations - analysis

Israel's hostage discussions could reveal if the other side’s positions have shifted, what the current dynamics are within Hamas leadership, and which pressure points Israel can leverage.

 IDF Golani Brigade troops operate in southern Lebanon. October 27, 2024.

How Netanyahu’s 'all eyes on Rafah' strategy became a game changer in the war - opinion

“All Eyes on Rafah” may become the defining slogan of this multi-front war, but it has taken on new meaning. By eliminating Sinwar, Netanyahu has achieved a key war objective.

STUDENTS OCCUPY the street in front of the Sciences Po University building in Paris, in support of Palestinians in Gaza, last May. In response to ‘All eyes on Rafah,’ some pro-Israel voices asked: ‘Where were your eyes on October 7?’ Today, Israel feels vindicated, says the writer.

'Eliminated': IDF publishes footage of moments prior to Sinwar's elimination

"A terrorist on the first floor, wrapped in a blanket," a soldier further described the terrorist, noting, "he is still alive among us." 

 IDF soldiers seen operating in the Gaza Strip, October 28, 2024

A post-Sinwar scenario: What's next for Hamas and Israel now? - opinion

With Sinwar gone, Hamas's new leadership faces critical choices on ceasefire talks, hostages, and its future in Gaza.

 Hamas official Yahya Sinwar joins list of eliminated terrorists (illustrative)

'A pressure card': Al-Quds claims alleged Hamas docs reveal Sinwar's orders on Gaza hostages

One document reportedly calls on Hamas terrorists to "take care of the lives" of the hostages, considered by Sinwar as a "pressure card."

 Former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar on the backdrop of hostage posters. (Illustrative)

Israel must not end war yet despite Sinwar success - opinion

We, who want this war to end yesterday, must keep fighting tomorrow and tomorrow, until the aggressors – Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran – cave in. 

 A BILLBOARD features assassinated Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, in Sanaa, Yemen. Sinwar’s reign of terror ended only because Prime Minister Netanyahu and Israel defied conventional wisdom and world opinion, the writer argues.

Hamas's Sinwar is gone, so who's next in its leadership? - analysis

Only a generous Israeli incentive to whoever fills in Sinwar’s shoes can bring the incumbent war in Gaza to an end if such an end is what Israel needs.

 Former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar looks on at an anti-Israel rally, in Gaza City, in 2022.