70 minutes ago Middle East crisis live: Israel DNA testing body believed could be Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar

Hamas sources indicate they think Sinwar, seen as an architect of the 7 October attack, has been killed in an Israeli operation in GazaThe US military has mobilised its long-range B-2 stealth bombers to conduct strikes against “five hardened underground weapons storage locations” in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. The Pentagon said the facilities house various weapons components the Houthis have used to target civilian and military vessels, roiling commercial shipping in the Red Sea. “This was a unique demonstration of the United States’ ability to target facilities that our adversaries seek to keep out of reach, no matter how deeply buried underground, hardened, or fortified,” defence secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement.The US Central Command said its battle damage assessments...

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Middle East officials step up diplomatic effort as Israel says strike on Gaza may have killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar

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83 minutes ago Who is Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar? Terror chief known as 'The Butcher' who orchestrated October 7 atrocity and is feared among his terror group for being utterly ruthless

Israel says it is now looking into the possibility that Hamas leader has been killed in a military operation - with official confirmation expected in the coming hours.

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2 hours ago Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar 'very likely dead' in IDF strike, Israel officials say

Sinwar is believed to be the architect of the 7 October attacks on Israel

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3 hours ago Yahya Sinwar: Israel says it may have killed Hamas leader and mastermind of October 7 attack in Gaza

Sinwar was chosen as Hamas’ top leader following the assassination of Ismael Haniyeh in July in an apparent Israeli strike in the Iranian capital Tehran

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3 hours ago Israel says it is investigating whether Hamas' top leader Sinwar was killed in Gaza

The Israeli military says it is looking into whether Hamas’ top leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in a military operation in Gaza

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3 hours ago Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar may have been killed in IDF strike, says Israel

Sinwar is believed to be the architect of the 7 October attacks on Israel

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4 hours ago 'High probabililty' Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has been KILLED, Israel claims as images said to show the terrorist's body emerge following IDF strike

Israel is investigating whether Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar has been killed after an operation in the Gaza Strip.

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4 hours ago Yahya Sinwar: Israel investigates if Hamas leader and mastermind of October 7 attack has been killed in Gaza

The Israeli military says it is investigating whether Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar – seen as the mastermind of the 7 October attack – has been killed in Gaza.

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