Yayha sinwar

Hamas's Yahya Sinwar welcomed apocalyptic nuclear war if it meant destroying Israel - analysis

"[Israel] may even use a nuclear bomb. But first it will be surprised by the attack and descend into chaos," Yahya Sinwar wrote in a leaked letter.

Smoke rises following an Israeli strike on a metal foundry in Gaza City, July 12, 2026.
Palestinians released from Israeli prisons under a Gaza ceasefire and hostage exchange deal with Palestinian factions, arrive at the Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip in October 2025.

Each terrorist death closes a door to more terrorism - opinion

 Hamas officials, Khalil Al-Hayya and Osama Hamdan, attend a press conference in Beirut, Lebanon, November 21, 2023.

Hostages will not return until Gaza 'aggression' stops, Hamas official says

 IDF mural of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar as a mouse at IDF base.

With Sinwar gone, Israel's next move must be decisive - editorial


Sinwar’s ‘labyrinth’ strategy: Hamas's underground weapons facilities hidden in Gaza’s ‘metro’

Yahya Sinwar's plan for October 7 and Hamas's resurrection after the war was planned years in advance.

Illustrative image of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in front of a Hamas tunnel in the Gaza Strip.

'Post' visits Rafah tunnels, special forces destroy terror facility in Syria

WHO evacuates patients from Gaza • Hamas considers US hostage deal • Gaza strike allegedly kills 6 UNRWA staff • Soldier killed in West Bank ramming attack

 An Israeli army M109 155mm self-propelled howitzer fires rounds near the border with Gaza in southern Israel on October 11, 2023.

Yahya Sinwar left Gaza tunnels several times, continues to elude Israel - NYT report

Tracking down Sinwar has proven difficult for the IDF, as the terror leader has reportedly avoided electronic communication for months.

 Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in an underground terror tunnel in Gaza (illustrative)

Repaying a debt with blood: Israeli doctor saved Sinwar, nephew killed on Oct. 7

Dr. Yuval Bitton saved Yahya Sinwar's life in 2004. Sinwar promised to repay the debt upon his release in 2011, only to plot the murder of Bitton's nephew and countless other Israelis 19 years later.

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in front of ruins from the October 7 massacre, with a bloody border (illustrative)

Does the attack on Marwan Issa make hostage deal more or less likely? - analysis

Israel wanted to shake up the situation by making Gaza Chief Yahya Sinwar and Deif nervous that if the IDF could get to Issa, he could also get to them.

 GAZA’S security is run by Hamas and other Palestinian factions who work to maintain security in the enclave.

Replacement for Hamas won’t work while Sinwar lives - IDF sources

The sources also said that UNRWA could be replaced with the World Food Program.

 Yahya Sinwar leader of the Palestinian Hamas Islamist movement hosts a meeting with members of Palestinian factions, at Hamas President's office in Gaza City, on April 13, 2022.

Hiding in plain sight: Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar's plot for destruction

Born in the Khan Yunis refugee camp, Sinwar, 61, was made Hamas' leader in Gaza in 2017. Since Oct. 7, Israel has considered him and other leaders to be "living on borrowed time."

 Yahya Sinwar leader of the Palestinian Hamas Islamist movement speaks during a meeting with members of the the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement, in Gaza City, on April 30, 2022

Hamas to 'shower' Israeli cities with missiles

Group's leader Yayha Sinwar vows to defeat IDF troops in the event of another war.

Palestinian Hamas militants take part in a rally marking the 31st anniversary of Hamas' founding, in Gaza City December 16, 2018.

Abbas eyeing 'decisive decisions' in relations with Hamas, Israel and U.S.

“We won’t be afraid, and no one should blame us,” the PA president said in reference to the anticipated decisions.

PA President Mahmoud Abbas looks on during a reception ceremony for Bulgarian President Rumen Radev in Ramallah, in the West Bank, March 22, 2018

Is Hamas sending a message to Israel it's ready for war?

For now, Hamas remains as stubborn as ever in its refusal to allow Abbas and his government to return to the Gaza Strip.

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar attends a rally in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip January 7, 2016