Oct 19 Analysis: Why Sinwar’s death does not mean a breakthrough in the Israel-Hamas war By Steven A. Cook, Council on Foreign Relations Despite some raised expectations, the killing in Gaza of formidable Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is not likely to hasten a formal cease-fire, nor end Israeli efforts to eliminate the group responsible for the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks. Continue reading
Oct 19 Israel pounds Lebanon and Gaza with airstrikes and says a drone targeted Netanyahu’s house By Adam Schreck, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israel's government said a drone targeted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s house Saturday, with no casualties, as fighting with Lebanon-based Hezbollah and Gaza -based Hamas showed no pause after the killing of the Hamas mastermind of last year’s Oct. 7 attack. Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch 7:52 Hamas, Hezbollah and Israel refuse to back down from conflict after Sinwar’s death By Nick Schifrin, Geoff Bennett If the U.S. wants to use the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar as an opportunity for peace, the warring sides are publicly resisting. On Friday, Hamas vowed to keep fighting, Lebanese Hezbollah announced a new phase of its war… Continue watching
Oct 18 Israel and Hamas signal resistance to ending Gaza war after Sinwar’s death By Julia Frankel, Abby Sewell, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin said a day earlier that his country's military will keep fighting until the hostages are released and will remain in Gaza to prevent a severely weakened Hamas from rearming. Continue reading
Oct 18 As Hezbollah vows a new phase of war with Israel, Hamas official confirms Sinwar’s death By Julia Frankel, Abby Sewell, Associated Press Sinwar’s killing offers a potential window to shift the dynamic in the Gaza war even as Israel presses its offensive to root out Hezbollah along its northern border with Lebanon. Continue reading
Oct 17 Watch 5:43 How Israel’s military found and killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar By Nick Schifrin One of the world's most-hunted men is dead. Hamas military leader and mastermind of the Oct. 7 attacks Yahya Sinwar was killed by Israeli troops in southern Gaza. The terror attacks led to a brutal military response by Israel to… Continue watching
Oct 17 Watch 10:08 What’s next for Israel and Hamas after Sinwar’s killing? Experts weigh in By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn Hamas military leader and Oct. 7 mastermind Yahya Sinwar has been killed by Israeli troops. For two perspectives on what lies ahead, Amna Nawaz spoke with retired Israeli major general Yaacov Ayish and Hussein Ibish, a senior resident scholar at… Continue watching
Oct 17 WATCH: Harris says death of Hamas leader offers chance ‘to finally end the war in Gaza’ By Associated Press “It is time for the day after to begin,” Vice President Kamala Harris said. Continue reading
Oct 17 Biden: Sinwar’s death opens opportunity for better future for both Israelis and Palestinians By Associated Press President Joe Biden says the death of Hamas' leader Yahya Sinwar is a “good day for Israel, for the United States, and for the world,” comparing it to the feeling in the U.S. after the killing of al-Qaida leader Osama… Continue reading
Oct 17 Netanyahu: Israel has ‘settled its account’ with Sinwar, but ‘war has not yet ended’ By Associated Press Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was an “important moment in the war” to bring home the hostages being held in Gaza. Continue reading