2 hours ago Keir Starmer to meet Joe Biden and 'quad' leaders for Ukraine and Gaza talks

The crisis in the Middle East and the war in Ukraine are expected to be top of the agenda in Berlin today, where Keir Starmer will meet US, German and French leaders

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2 hours ago Harris and Biden each respond to death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar calling him a ‘terrorist’

Biden says Hamas leader guilty of ‘unspeakable savagery’ as State Department promises to ‘redouble’ ceasefire talk efforts

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3 hours ago Harris and Biden each respond to death of ‘terrorist’ Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar

Biden says Hamas leader guilty of ‘unspeakable savagery’ as State Department promises to ‘redouble’ ceasefire talk efforts

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4 hours ago Israel kills its prime target – but Sinwar’s death seems down to chance, not precise planning

After a year-long hunt, IDF soldiers encountered and killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar without knowing it was himMiddle East crisis – live updatesIn the end, after a year-long, multi-agency manhunt involving the latest technology, Israel’s best special forces and American assistance, Yahya Sinwar appears to have been killed by regular soldiers who had stumbled into him and had no idea whom they had killed.According to the initial reports, they were not there on an assassination operation and had no prior intelligence that they could be in the vicinity of the elusive Hamas leader, architect of the 7 October attacks, the man Israel most wanted to kill. It was only after they took a closer look at his face and found identity documents on him that the troops realised they had got Sinwar. Con...

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4 hours ago Harris says ‘justice has been served’ as Biden hails ‘good day for Israel’ after death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar – US politics live

Vice-president says Hamas chief’s death in Gaza is an opportunity to end the war; US president says he will speak to Israeli PM on bringing hostages homeDon’t miss important US election coverage. Get our free app and sign up for election alertsHere are some key takeaways from Kamala Harris’s Fox News interview, the Guardian’s Helen Sullivan reports:1. Immigration Continue reading...

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5 hours ago Harris says the killing of Sinwar is an opportunity 'to finally end the war in Gaza'

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris says the death of Hamas’ top leader Yahya Sinwar “gives us an opportunity to finally end the war in Gaza.”

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6 hours ago The Guardian view on Yahya Sinwar’s death and Gaza’s future: an opportunity that must not be ignored | Editorial

With the reported killing of the Hamas leader, Israel’s partners should renew the push for a ceasefire and hostage dealThe Israeli military’s announcement that it has killed the Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar should be an opportunity to end the devastating war in Gaza that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinian men, women and children. The death of the man who masterminded the 7 October massacres in southern Israel that killed more than 1,200 people would mark a key moment in the conflict. It could renew momentum for a ceasefire deal and hostage release – as families of those held have demanded. With the group’s two other key figures already dead, Benjamin Netanyahu could declare victory.There is no sign that he is prepared to do so without intense and sustained pressure ...

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6 hours ago Middle East crisis live: Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Gaza operation, says Israel

Sinwar, seen as an architect of the 7 October attack, has been killed in an Israeli operation in Gaza, Israeli military and foreign minister sayThe 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 as...

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7 hours 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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