Yahya Sinwar
Hamas’ leader in the Gaza Strip Yahya Sinwar speaks during a press conference in Gaza City on 30 May 2019 (MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)
October 27, 2024, 6:00 am
May his name be erased
For Israel, Sinwar's removal is the latest in a string of stunning advances.
By Peter Kohn
Slain head of Hamas Yahya Sinwar. Photo: AP Photo/Adel Hana
October 27, 2024, 6:00 am
Eliminated
He had been forced out of the tunnels he had been hiding in and was killed during a firefight with an IDF patrol.
By Bruce Hill
A demonstrator carries a photo of dead Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar at a rally in Melbourne ate the weekend. Photo: Instagram
October 21, 2024, 2:29 pm
Rhetoric raises Jewish community concerns
On Sunday, protesters gathered in Sydney’s Hyde Park to commemorate Sinwar, where one speaker hailed him as a "legend".
By Bruce Hill
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. Photo: Mohammed Abed/AFP
October 18, 2024, 10:45 am
Local leaders laud ‘significant moment’
Jewish leaders and mainstream politicians in Australia have welcomed the news of the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.
By Bruce Hill
Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip Yahya Sinwar speaks during a rally marking Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Day, in Gaza City, April 14, 2023. (The Times of Israel: Mohammed Abed/AFP)
August 7, 2024, 9:09 am
October 7 mastermind Yahya Sinwar chosen to replace Haniyeh as Hamas leader
IDF spokesman repeats vow to kill Palestinian terror leader; Israeli analyst says group’s promotion of Gaza chief ‘returns the formal center of Hamas power’ to the Strip.
By Agencies and TOI Staff
Hamas's Gaza Strip leader Yahya Sinwar in a tunnel in southern Gaza's Khan Younis, October 10, 2023 (The Times of Israel: IDF Spokesman)
February 14, 2024, 11:40 am
IDF airs footage of Hamas leader Sinwar in Gaza tunnel: ‘We’ll catch him, dead or alive’
Army said to identify terror chief, whose back is to camera along with family, by size of his ears and with AI; spokesperson says clip shows Hamas leaders only care for themselves.
By EMANUEL FABIAN AND TOI STAFF
Former Hamas communications minister Yousef al-Mansi is seen being interrogated by the Shin Bet. Photo: Shin Bet
December 14, 2023, 1:12 pm
‘Crazy people’ led by Sinwar destroyed Gaza
"I have not seen anyone in the Gaza Strip who supports Sinwar; nobody likes Sinwar. There are people who, day and night, pray that God will free us from him," says Yousef al-Mansi.
By TOI STAFF
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