Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in an Isareli airstrike in Gaza. Early life: From refugee camp to Hamas militant. Sinwar was born in a refugee camp in the Gaza town of Khan Younis in 1962.

This story has been updated with new information. Yahya Sinwar, the elusive leader of Hamas regarded as the mastermind behind the militant group’s brutal attack on Israel last year, is dead ...

Warning: graphic content An Israeli drone captured Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar’s last minutes alive — as the Oct. 7 mastermind swung a piece of wood in a futile attempt to take out the device ...

Yahya Sinwar appears during a ceremony for fighters killed by Israeli airstrikes on May 24, 2021 in Gaza City, Gaza. (Laurent Van der Stockt/Getty Images) ...

2- Yahya Sinwar was born in 1962 in a Gaza refugee camp and was involved with Hamas from its early days and led the group's security wing, focusing on eliminating informants for Israel.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) just took out their target No. 1: Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind behind the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel. Sinwar rose to the top position after the killing ...

Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader who stunned Israel and the world as an architect of the 2023 massacre and hostage-taking that set off the devastating Gaza war and made him a top target for Israel ...

Yahya Sinwar, the Palestinian militant leader who emerged from two decades of prison in Israel to rise to the helm of Hamas and help plot the deadliest assault on Israel in its history, ...

In response to Sinwar’s selection, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Daniel Hagari told the Saudi network Al Arabiya, “There’s only one place we are designating for Yahya Sinwar, and ...

Yahya Sinwar died the way he lived: violently. Israeli fire took out the Hamas leader, apparently by chance, as he traveled with other fighters aboveground in Gaza on Wednesday. Contrary to some ...

Hamas names Oct. 7 mastermind Yahya Sinwar as its new top leader. Updated August 6, 2024 4:23 PM ET Originally published August 6, 2024 3:21 PM ET. Daniel Estrin ...

An Israeli drone captured Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar’s last minutes alive — as the Oct. 7 mastermind swung a piece of wood in a futile attempt to take out the device before he was killed,… ...