2 hours ago Yahya Sinwar: Hamas leader and October 7 mastermind killed in Gaza, Israel says

The Israeli military say Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed on Wednesday night during an operation in southern Gaza

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3 hours ago Middle East crisis live: Israel hails Yahya Sinwar’s death as ‘beginning of the end’ as US signals push for ceasefire and hostage return

Israeli PM says 'task before us is not yet complete’; US president, VP and senior leaders say killing must be opportunity to end Gaza warIsrael says Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar is dead: what we know so farThe 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 ...

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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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4 hours ago Netanyahu says ‘evil has suffered a heavy blow’ as he confirms Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Gaza

Sinwarvwas killed during a ground operation in the city of Rafah

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5 hours ago Yahya Sinwar: Hamas leader and mastermind of 7 October attack killed in Gaza, Israel says

Hamas chief – Israel’s most wanted man – said to have been killed in a chance encounter with Israeli troops, rather than a targeted strike

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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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5 hours ago Last known footage of Yahya Sinwar resurfaces as Israel says it has killed Hamas leader

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is seen walking through tunnels underneath Gaza with his family three days after last year’s 7 October attack on Israel, in resurfaced footage released by the Israeli military.

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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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