Yahya Sinwar

Secret Hamas records given to 'Post' expose covert deception plan behind October 7 - exclusive

The documents, provided by the Meir Amit Institute, detail the progression of Hamas's secret plans to systematically deceive Israel into complacency before the October 7 massacre.

 Palestinians react as an Israeli military vehicle burns after it was hit by Palestinian gunmen who infiltrated areas of southern Israel, at the Israeli side of Israel-Gaza border, October 7, 2023.
Illustrative image of former Hamas leaders Yahya and Mohammed Sinwar.

Hamas items, including Sinwar's battle plans on display at new intelligence center exhibit

Terrorists from Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad stand on a street during Eid al-Fitr in Gaza City, March 20, 2026.

Hamas planned to spark wider war against Israel with October 7 massacre - study

Gunmen stand guard at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.

How Hamas’s internal cracks are becoming impossible for Gazans to ignore - opinion


Yahya Sinwar's wife held $32,000 Birkin bag in October 6 escape footage

Social media buzzes over alleged Birkin bag in IDF's footage of Hamas leader fleeing to tunnel.

 The wife of Yahya Sinwar carring a Birkin bag

Nasrallah made assumptions about Israel - and it cost him his life - analysis

More than anything, Nasrallah’s final, fatal misstep reveals a fascinating strategic deception that had been in the works for months.

 SUPPORTERS OF Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah carry pictures of him as they gather in Sidon, following his killing in an Israeli airstrike, last month, labeled by ‘The New York Times’ as an ‘escalation.’

Biden: Gaza ceasefire ‘harder’ to achieve as Blinken heads to region to discuss aftermath

Biden previously stated that now is the time to 'move on" towards a ceasefire.

 US President Joe Biden speaks to employees of the U.S. embassy at Berlin Brandenburg Airport, on the day he departs from Berlin, Germany, October 18, 2024.

'Hamas is alive and will remain alive,' Iran's supreme leader tweets in Hebrew

This is not the first time that Khamenei tweeted in Hebrew, which he does from time to time.

 IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with President Masoud Pezeshkian and his cabinet in Tehran, last month.

Yahya Sinwar fled with family in Gaza tunnel one day before October 7 - IDF

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed by the IDF in Tel Sultan in Rafah on Wednesday in an unplanned operation.

Footage recovered by the IDF and Shin Bet showing former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar fleeing through tunnels with his family on October 6, 2023, on the eve of the October 7 Massacre, October 19, 2024.

Iran's ties to Turkey grow following death of Hamas's Yahya Sinwar - analysis

In the wake of the death of Sinwar, it appears Iran and Turkey will be doing more heavy lifting to prop up Hamas and Hezbollah

 IRAN’S FOREIGN MINISTER Abbas Araqchi speaks as he meets with his Iraqi counterpart, Fuad Hussein, in Baghdad on Sunday. Araqchi has stated that any endangerment to Iran’s neighbors’ territorial integrity and its own borders is a ‘red line.’

Hamas likely to conceal name of Sinwar's successor over assassination fears - report

According to reports, there is near consensus on keeping the name of the next leader secret both by Hamas leaders in Gaza and abroad. 

 A protester holds up a picture of newly appointed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and assassinated Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh at a rally by protesters, mainly Houthi supporters, to show solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen August 9, 2024.

'Sinwar's barrier of fear is broken': Hundreds of civilians safely evacuate from Jabalya, Gaza

During the operations, the IDF allowed civilians to safely evacuate from the area via organized routes, and hundreds of people left the area. 

 Gazans evacuate from Jabalya after IDF operations in the area.

Israel sends message to Hamas, drops leaflets showing Sinwar over Gaza

The leaflet's wording was from a statement by Netanyahu on Thursday after Sinwar was killed by Israeli soldiers operating in Rafah.

 An alleged leaflet dropped by the IDF into the Gaza Strip, urging Gazans to lay down their weapons and returning the hostages.

Yahya Sinwar’s body could be ‘bargaining chip’ for hostages, Israeli sources say

While the terror leader was responsible for the massacre of over 1200 people, and the abduction of over 250, he may be the key to securing the return of hostages, two sources said.

 HAMAS’S GAZA chief, Yahya Sinwar, sits in his office in Gaza City, in 2022. While the majority of experts believe that Sinwar is an irrational psychopath, others consider him to be a psychopath who ultimately makes rational decisions, says the writer.