Yahya Sinwar

Hamas used double agents, deception to fool Israel ahead of October 7 massacre, study finds

Through the evening of October 6, Israeli intelligence was fed the impression that there was a state of routine in Gaza, allowing Hamas to conceal its plans while arming and concentrating its forces.

Hamas terrorists arrive to secure the area search for the last two remaining bodies of hostages - an Israeli soldier and a Thai national - from under the rubble of the Jabalia refugee camp, in the northern of Gaza Strip on December 1, 2025. as Egyptian workers accompanied by members of the ICRC
Senior Hamas leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, speaks during a conference in Gaza city, on November 4, 2019.

Sinwar, the Samson of Gaza: Did he bring destruction down on his own people on Oct. 7? - opinion

An Islamic Waqf member cleans the area outside the Dome of the Rock, at Al-Aqsa compound, in Jerusalem, September 13, 2026.

‘Raging desire for revenge’: How does the Arab world remember Hamas’s October 7 invasion?

Sufian Abu Zaida, former Fatah cabinet minister.

No attempt to influence Israeli election, says Sinwar mediator who revealed Oct. 7 warning


IDF targets Yahya Sinwar's successor, Hamas Gaza leader Ali al-Amoudi, in strike

IDF attack helicopters and tanks struck targets in Gaza on Saturday in an operation aimed at killing Ali al-Amoudi, who succeeded Yahya Sinwar as Hamas's leader in the Gaza Strip.

Smoke and flames rise from a house during an Israeli strike, carried out after the IDF warned residents to evacuate the area, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, September 9, 2026.

My Word: Gazan performance art - opinion

An opening act chanting “Free Palestine” and falsely accusing Israel of genocide sets the stage for more violence.

Singer Ed Sheeran appears on NBC's "Today" show at Rockefeller Center in New York, U.S., June 6, 2023.

Former Fatah official reveals new details on Sinwar's 'earthquake' warning to Israel before Oct. 7

In the interview, Zaida said that for more than a year he served as an intermediary in a secret channel between Israel and Hamas in an effort to advance a prisoner exchange deal.

Senior Hamas leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, speaks during a conference in Gaza city, on November 4, 2019.

Israel’s enemies pine for Netanyahu’s defeat - opinion

Hamas hates Netanyahu with a passion. Under his administration, three chiefs-of-staff have been killed in the past three years. It took well over a decade to do that before October 7, 2023.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in front of a map of Gaza (illustration).

Negev teen charged over 45 TikTok reposts praising Hamas, October 7 massacre

The prosecution has asked the Beersheba Magistrate’s Court to keep Deif Allah Abu Rjeila in custody until the end of his trial, arguing that the number and content of the posts show that his release

Nineteen-year-old Negev resident Deif Allah Abu Rjeila is arrested on August 13, 2026, in a joint operation by the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), Israel Police and Border Police counterterrorism officers.

Former Palestinian Authority minister says he relayed Hamas’s pre-October 7 warning to Israel

Abu Zaida feared reporting directly to the Shin Bet, but at the same time feared for his life if the information was not passed on, so he decided to convey the message directly to the UAE.

Sufian Abu Zaida, former Fatah cabinet minister.

Israel warned of potential Hamas kidnapping operation years before Oct. 7, IDF col. claims - report

Col. (res.) Doron Hadar, who participated in negotiations over hostages held by Hamas before October 7, told Kan that mediators said the stalemate would lead Hamas to consider a major attack. 

Palestinian Hamas terrorists stand guard at a site as Hamas says it continues to search for the bodies of deceased hostages, in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip December 3, 2025.

Israel’s greatest military strength is also its greatest strategic vulnerability - opinion

The greatest danger after Israel’s military successes may be believing those successes make the country invulnerable.

Defense Ministry begins construction of smart-fence along Gaza border.

Officials in Biden admin. 'unaware' of UAE's October 7 warning to Netanyahu, sources tell 'Post'

Even in the period after the massacre, Biden administration officials did not hear that the UAE had issued a specific warning, the sources told the Post.

Then-US president Joe Biden speaks with UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the G20 summit in New Delhi, India, September 9, 2023; illustrative.

Netanyahu rejected Shin Bet recommendation to assassinate Sinwar before Oct. 7

Ronen Bar warned Netanyahu of a possible Hamas "earthquake" before October 7 and urged the prime minister to approve strikes on the group's senior leadership.

Shin Bet director Ronen Bar seen at Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem, November 6, 2022