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When I met Yahya Sinwar in 2018, he projected pragmatism. But then he flipped the script, masterminding the October 7 attack that shocked Israel and the world, with catastrophic repercussions for Gazans. What fuels his thinking, and what is his endgame – for himself, Israel and for Palestinians?

The plan to assassinate Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, presented to Netanyahu, was detailed and ready for execution but was ultimately rejected by the prime minister.

The plan to assassinate Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, presented to Netanyahu, was detailed and ready for execution but was ultimately rejected by the prime minister.

Yahya Sinwar's interrogation transcripts from 1989 provide a glimpse into the Gaza Hamas leader's cruelty, and his willingness to risk the lives of his people and family without batting an eyelid.

Yahya Sinwar's interrogation transcripts from 1989 provide a glimpse into the Gaza Hamas leader's cruelty, and his willingness to risk the lives of his people and family without batting an eyelid.

  A newly revealed transcript of a 1989 questioning of Yahya Sinwar points to the Hamas leader's decades-long history of violence. Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram That year, Yahya was arrested by the Shin Bet security agency in Khan Yunis for the murder of collaborators with Israel. Sinwar, who was in charge […]

As Israel wages war against Hamas in Gaza, memories are reopened about Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader and architect of October 7 who was once serving a life sentence in Israel for murder