72 minutes ago Biden leads international push for Gaza ceasefire after killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar

US president joins western leaders in urging Israeli PM to seek an end to conflict, as Tehran suggests killing of Yahya Sinwar will inspire future generations, and Hezbollah vows to escalate confrontationMiddle East crisis: live updatesJoe Biden has urged Israel’s prime minister to “move on” and make progress towards a ceasefire in Gaza following the killing of Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader and mastermind of the 7 October attack, as world leaders renewed a push for an end to the conflict.Hours after the killing on Thursday in Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost town, the US president congratulated Benjamin Netanyahu, saying Sinwar “has a lot of blood on his hands — American blood, Israeli blood, and others”. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Middle East crisis live: Iran says Sinwar killing will strengthen ‘spirit of resistance’; US signals push for Gaza ceasefire

Iran says Muslims will ‘look up to Martyr Sinwar standing on the battlefield’; Kamala Harris says death ‘an opportunity to finally end the war in Gaza’Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in surprise encounter with Israeli forcesIn 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 f...

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