GAZA STRIP Palestinian Territory After a career in the shadows, spent in Israeli prisons and the internal security apparatus of Hamas, Yahya Sinwar rose to lead the Islamist movement in the Gaza Strip.Now, Israeli officers say, he is a “dead man walking”.Sinwar stands accused of masterminding the group’s October 7 sudden attacks, the worst in Israel’s history, which
GAZA STRIP Palestinian Territory After a career in the shadows, spent in Israeli prisons and the internal security apparatus of Hamas, Yahya Sinwar rose to lead the Islamist movement in the Gaza Strip.Now, Israeli officers say, he is a “dead man walking”.Sinwar stands accused of masterminding the group’s October 7 sudden attacks, the worst in Israel’s history, which
Are Hamas supporters chanting 'from the river to the sea' misrepresenting Hamas' goal? Not at all. AFP corrects after ludicrously reporting that Yahya Sinwar's
After a career in the shadows, spent in Israeli prisons and the internal security apparatus of Hamas, Yahya Sinwar rose to lead the Islamist movement in the Gaza Strip.Known for his secrecy, Sinwar is a security operator "par excellence", according to Abu Abdallah, a Hamas member who spent years alongside him in Israeli jails.