Yahya Sinwar, architect of Hamas massacre in Israel, is killed
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, was killed by Israel’s military on Oct. 16 in southern Gaza. He was 61.
A statement by Israeli’s miliary said Mr. Sinwar was killed in an operation launched after intelligence reports identified suspected locations of senior Hamas figures. The statement gave no further details. Hamas did not immediately confirm his death.
Mr. Sinwar was seen as the key planner of the brutal Oct. 7, 2023, attack when Hamas fighters burst through the security fence enclosing Gaza, killing around 1,200 people and taking about 250 captives.
Among all the bad things done in this war between Hamas and Israel, one good thing happened today. The top bad man in this fight was killed.