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Yahya Sinwar

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

He is among the most senior officials in Hamas alongside Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of Hamas's political leadership, who is based in Doha, Qatar.

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 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. April 18, 2024.

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 (L-R) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar

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 Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inspects the Egyptian military units in Suez, as he told the media in his speech that Cairo is playing a very positive role in de-escalating the Gaza crisis, Egypt, October 25, 2023 in this handout picture courtesy of the Egyptian Presidency.

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 A woman stands next to posters with photos of hostages kidnapped in the deadly October 7 attack on Israel by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas from Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel March 20, 2024.

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 IDF fighters in Gaza

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 Security cabinet meeting to discuss the Rafah, March 15, 2024.

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 Yahya Sinwar Gaza Strip chief of the Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement, waves to Palestinians during a rally to mark the annual al-Quds Day (Jerusalem Day), in Gaza, April 14, 2023.

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