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Yahya Ibrahim Hassan al-Sinwar was born on 29 October 1962, [26] in the Khan Yunis refugee camp, when the Gaza Strip was under Egyptian occupation, where he spent his early years. [27] His family were forcibly expelled from Majdal Asqalan ( Arabic : مدينة المجدل , romanized : Medīnat al-Majdal ), [ 28 ] now known as Ashkelon ...
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. 2024 killing of Hamas leader Killing of Yahya Sinwar Part of the Israel–Hamas war and Rafah offensive Sinwar, wounded, staring at an Israeli drone, with his face covered in a keffiyeh, shortly before his death Operational scope Routine patrol of an area by the Israel Defense Forces' 828th ...
Khalil al-Hayya, previous deputy chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau who served from 6 August 2024 until 16 October 2024, when Yahya Sinwar was killed by the IDF. He is also serving as the deputy leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip since 2017. On 16 October 2024, Sinwar was killed after leading Hamas for only two and a half months.
On 16 October 2024, Hamas militant and leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in a gunfight with the Israeli military in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. [16] Sinwar, who was one of Israel's most wanted men after the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel, was in a building with two others. The military operation was described as random and not planned in advance.
[12] [6] Dental records identified one of the deceased as Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who was also found to be carrying large amounts of shekels and personal identification documents. [13] Hamas also confirmed his death. [2] An Israeli air strike on a residential building in the Maghazi refugee camp killed at least 10 people, including women and ...
Armed conflicts and attacks. Israel–Hamas war. Killing of Yahya Sinwar. The Israeli military announces that Yahya Sinwar, the de facto leader of Hamas and the mastermind of the October 7 attack, was killed along with two other militants in a shootout with Israeli forces in Rafah Governorate, Gaza.
The October 7th Massacre was planned and arranged by Yahya Sinwar (who was freed in the prisoner exchange) among others also freed. [109] The attack resulted in the death of 1,180 people (including 797 civilians), while 3,400 were wounded and 251 taken captive.
Yahya Sinwar is dead: What we know about death of Hamas leader behind Oct. 7 attacks. Sinwar's body was identified by DNA, dental and fingerprint records Israel obtained decades earlier when he ...