7 hours ago Why Sinwar’s ‘warrior death’ will win him martyr status in Gaza and beyond

Intrigue surrounds the Hamas leader’s defiant final moments, but an exalted afterlife as Palestine’s champion now seems certainA discrepancy in the official Israeli account of Yahya Sinwar’s final moments has emerged since his death which appears likely to add fuel to the martyr’s cult fast developing around the Hamas leader.The Israeli autopsy carried out on Sinwar concluded that he died from a gunshot wound to his head, at odds with the initial Israel Defense Forces (IDF) version which implied he was killed by a tank shell fired into the wrecked building where he made his last stand. Continue reading...

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18 hours ago Netanyahu’s house hit by drone as Israel and Hezbollah trade blows in Lebanon

Shia group has not claimed responsibility for attack on PM’s home but says it fired several barrages of rocketsBenjamin Netanyahu’s house in the seaside town of Caesarea was hit by a drone on Saturday, causing superficial damage and no casualties, as Israel’s wars in Gaza and Lebanon rage unabated following the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.The Israeli government said that one of the prime minister’s three homes was targeted by three drones, two of which were intercepted, and that neither Netanyahu nor his wife, Sara, were home at the time. Continue reading...

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23 hours ago Israeli footage showing the last minutes of Hamas leader's life sets off a debate over his legacy

The world’s final glimpse of Hamas’ leader was through the lens of a hovering Israeli drone

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24 hours ago Netanyahu's home is targeted by drone, says Israel after Iran's Supreme Leader roared that 'Hamas is alive and will stay alive' after terror boss was killed

The government have confirmed there were no injuries and neither the Prime Minister nor his wife were home at their holiday house in Caesarea.

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28 hours ago Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar cause of death revealed by autopsy after Israeli soldiers killed terror boss in Gaza firefight

The architect of the October 7 massacre and Israel's most wanted man, he was killed on Wednesday after being hunted by intelligence services for over a year.

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31 hours ago Killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar represents a real chance for peace

Keir Starmer and Joe Biden both suggest the killing of the man behind the October 7 terrorist atrocity is a chance to end the fighting in Gaza

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