NNA -nbsp;Hamas chiefnbsp;Yahya Sinwarnbsp;has topped Israelrsquo;s most wanted list since the beginning of thenbsp;Israel-Hamas warnbsp;just over a year ago, and his killing strikes a powerful blow to the militant group. There was no immediate confirmation from Hamas of his death.
Mr. Sinwar was a chief architect of Hamasrsquo; October 7, 2023, attack.nbsp;
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday (October 17, 2024) that the killing of Yahya Sinwar in the Gaza Strip was the ldquo;beginning of the endrdquo; of the year-long war in the Palestinian territory.
The Israeli military said that after a lengthy hunt, troops had on Wednesday (October 16, 2024) ldquo;eliminated Yahya Sinwar, the leader of the Hamas terrorist organisation, in an operation in the southern Gaza Striprdquo;.
Foreign Minister Israel Katz called Mr. Sinwarrsquo;s killing a ldquo;military and moral achievement for the Israeli Armyrdquo;.
ldquo;The assassination of Sinwar will create the possibility to immediately release the hostages and to bring a change that will lead to a new reality in Gaza mdash; without Hamas and without Iranian control,rdquo; he said in a statement.–agenciesnbsp;
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