Leaderless: the death of Yahya Sinwar

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Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind of the October 7th attacks, <a href="https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2024/10/17/how-yahya-sinwars-death-will-change-the-middle-east?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.cont ...

On Thursday, the Israeli military <u>announced</u> it had killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in an operation in southern Gaza the day pr ...

First: How a routine Israeli operation in Gaza led to the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the man behind the October 7 massacre that left over 1,200 people dead.  Plus: "These days it's really a pleasure anywhere in New York without a subpoena for my appearance." Highlights f ...  Show more

Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas and the architect of the October 7th attack, is dead. The IDF boast of his demise while others may mourn, but the question on everyone's mind is will this single killing bring the war in Gaza to an end? Will Israeli troops now go home? Will the r ...  Show more