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Yahya Sinwar

Yahya Sinwar is the leader of Hamas in Gaza, a position he has held since 2017. 

Since the assassination of Ismail Haniyah in Tehran, Sinwar has become the overall leader of Hamas. His current whereabouts are unknown, but are believed to be in the tunnels beneath the Gaza Strip.

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Omer Etzion plays newly elected US President Donald Trump in an Eretz Nehederet sketch.

'Israeli Saturday Night Live' Eretz Nehederet spoofs Trump and Sinwar

By HANNAH BROWN
DEMONSTRATORS DEMAND the release of the hostages held in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv this past Saturday night. With the elimination of Yahya Sinwar, there may now be, for the first time, a slightly better chance for an agreement on the hostages and ending the fighting in Gaza, says the writer.

Sinwar's death is just the beginning of Israel's necessary moves in the war

By ZALMAN SHOVAL
People ride their bicycles on Yom Kippur, in front of a wall featuring hostage posters, in Jerusalem, October 12, 2024

Hamas expected to reject any deal that doesn’t end Gaza war, source says

By TOVAH LAZAROFF
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar seen over a photo of a blast in the Gaza Strip (illustrative)

'Hamas doesn't know where the hostages are': Sinwar expert offers an alternative view
By SHAKED SADEH
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in an underground terror tunnel in Gaza (illustrative)

Israel neared capturing Yahya Sinwar five times during Israel-Hamas War
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF Golani Brigade troops operate in southern Lebanon. October 27, 2024.

With significant gains in Gaza, Lebanon, Israel's strength shifts negotiations
By Avi Ashkenazi
STUDENTS OCCUPY the street in front of the Sciences Po University building in Paris, in support of Palestinians in Gaza, last May. In response to ‘All eyes on Rafah,’ some pro-Israel voices asked: ‘Where were your eyes on October 7?’ Today, Israel feels vindicated, says the writer.

How Netanyahu’s 'all eyes on Rafah' strategy became a game changer in the war
By FELICE FRIEDSON
IDF soldiers seen operating in the Gaza Strip, October 28, 2024

'Eliminated': IDF publishes footage of moments prior to Sinwar's elimination
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hamas official Yahya Sinwar joins list of eliminated terrorists (illustrative)

A post-Sinwar scenario: What's next for Hamas and Israel now?
By NEVILLE TELLER
Former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar on the backdrop of hostage posters. (Illustrative)

Al-Quds claims alleged Hamas docs reveal Sinwar's orders on Gaza hostages
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
A BILLBOARD features assassinated Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, in Sanaa, Yemen. Sinwar’s reign of terror ended only because Prime Minister Netanyahu and Israel defied conventional wisdom and world opinion, the writer argues.

Israel must not end war yet despite Sinwar success
By GIL TROY
Former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar looks on at an anti-Israel rally, in Gaza City, in 2022.

Hamas's Sinwar is gone, so who's next in its leadership?
By Elias Zananiri/The Media Line
The flag of Iran is shown behind Palestinian terrorist group Hamas leader Yehya Sinwar in the Gaza Strip at a rally marking the 35th anniversary of the Hamas Islamic movement on December 14, 2022

Yahya Sinwar’s death shakes Iran, echoing the collapse of tyranny
By FARHAD REZAEI
IDF soldiers approach the building where former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was hiding before his death in Rafah, Gaza Strip.

Palestinian man 'shocked' to discover Sinwar was killed in his home
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar attends a rally marking the 35th anniversary of the movement's founding, in Gaza City December 14, 2022.

Sinwar’s fatal mistake: Hamas leader refused Arab offer to escape Gaza
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
The house where Sinwar was killed in southern Gaza with an Israeli, Kfir and Paratrooper Brigade flags planted on top, October 20, 2024.

The 'day after' the Israel-Hamas war is now
By JPOST EDITORIAL
Britain's Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) chief, John Sawers, arrives for a meeting of the UK's National Security Council, at 10 Downing Street in London August 28, 2013.

Former UK intelligence head: Yahya Sinwar's death may trigger Islamic terror in the UK
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar looks on at an anti-Israel rally, in Gaza City, in 2022.

How Sinwar's death could reshape Israel’s strategy in Gaza
By SUSAN HATTIS ROLEF
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