52 minutes ago Hezbollah announces ‘new phase of war’ after Israel kills Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar

Iran says Sinwar’s killing will strengthen the ‘spirit of resistance’

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72 minutes ago Israel condemns UN chief for not ‘welcoming’ Yahya Sinwar killing: US pushes for Gaza ceasefire – Middle East crisis live

Israeli foreign minister says UN secretary general António Guterres remains barred from entering IsraelAt least 28 people have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a school turned shelter in the Jabaliya neighbourhood of Gaza City, amid accusations Israel intends to forcibly expel the remaining population in a renewed ground campaign.The bombing of Abu Hussein school in Jabaliya on Thursday killed 28, including doctors and several children, and injured dozens more, according to health officials, who warned the final toll was likely to be higher. Another 11 people were killed in two separate airstrikes in Gaza City, and it was unclear how many were killed in other strikes in central and southern Gaza. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Iran says Yahya Sinwar killing will strengthen ‘spirit of resistance’: US pushes for Gaza ceasefire – Middle East crisis live

Iran says Muslims will ‘look up to martyr Sinwar’; Kamala Harris says death ‘an opportunity to finally end the war’At least 28 people have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a school turned shelter in the Jabaliya neighbourhood of Gaza City, amid accusations Israel intends to forcibly expel the remaining population in a renewed ground campaign.The bombing of Abu Hussein school in Jabaliya on Thursday killed 28, including doctors and several children, and injured dozens more, according to health officials, who warned the final toll was likely to be higher. Another 11 people were killed in two separate airstrikes in Gaza City, and it was unclear how many were killed in other strikes in central and southern Gaza. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Middle East latest: Hezbollah says its war with Israel is 'entering a new phase'

Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group said Friday it is entering a new phase in its fight against invading Israeli troops, as the region continued to reckon with Israel’s claim that top Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has been killed in a battle with Israeli forces in Gaza the previous day

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4 hours ago Incredible IDF footage shows the final moments of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar as he throws a STICK at drone before being killed when the building was blasted by a tank shell

This is the moment visibly bloodied Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar feebly throws a stick to defend himself against an IDF drone just seconds before he was assassinated by Israeli forces in Gaza.

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6 hours 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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8 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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9 hours ago The killing that sends a message to Iran: Not one of your leaders is safe, writes MARK ALMOND

Israel has sent a ruthless message to its enemies in the Middle East: We always get our man. And this time it was the most senior Hamas terrorist of them all - Yahya Sinwar.

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10 hours ago Haunting 'final moments' of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar 'captured by IDF drone footage' before he was killed 'when the building was brought down by a tank shell'

This is the moment visibly bloodied Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar feebly throws a stick to defend himself against an IDF drone just seconds before he was assassinated by Israeli forces in Gaza.

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