Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas terror chief and Oct. 7 mastermind dubbed “The Face of Evil,” was long considered one of the terror group’s most influential leaders ...

Israel succeeded Wednesday in its year-long mission to kill Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the man accused of being one of the masterminds of the October 7, 2023 attacks. But while Sinwar’s death is ...

Almost two months before Israel's military accidentally located Hamas' leader with the help of a drone, then killed him, Yahya Sinwar had been hiding in southern Gaza with six Israeli hostages − ...

Since Israel and Hamas went to war, reporters and editors at The New York Times have closely covered the conflict. Our coverage includes the Hamas-led attack on Israel, the plight of hostages ...

Israeli officials believe Mohammed Sinwar, brother of former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed Wednesday, could be next in line for the top job, multiple Israeli media outlets reported on Friday.

Instead, Harris made a brief statement to reporters about the killing of Hamas's military leader Yahya Sinwar by Israel. Sinwar is regarded as the architect of the militant group's Oct. 7 ...

Years before Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023 and started the latest war in the region, the terror group plotted other assaults, including a scheme to blow up a ...

This story has been updated with new information. Yahya Sinwar, the elusive leader of Hamas regarded as the mastermind behind the militant group’s brutal attack on Israel last year, is dead.

Sinwar was elevated to political leader of Hamas in Gaza in August. Yahya Sinwar, one of the key architects of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, emerged over the summer as the de facto leader of ...

With Yahya Sinwar gone, Hamas now has to appoint a new leader of Gaza and a new political leader because the assassinated Oct 7 mastermind held both positions. The religious Shura council will ...