Yahya Sinwar is the leader of Hamas in Gaza, a position he has held since 2017.
He is among the most senior officials in Hamas alongside Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of Hamas's political leadership, who is based in Doha, Qatar.
Sinwar has not appeared in public since the October 7 attacks and is widely thought to be running the war from tunnels.
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The now-deceased Hamas Khan Yunis Brigade Commander Rafah Salame stated that at least 50% of his forces were killed and that only 25% remained to fight.
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“I’m ready to provide safe passage to Sinwar, his family, whoever wants to join him. We want the hostages back," Israel’s chief negotiator for hostages and missing persons, Gal Hirsch, said.
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The document apparently states that Hamas intentionally abuses hostages to leverage its negotiating position.
Sinwar seeks a return to the same power and capacity he had before October 7. It is clear that he is asking for the capacity to return to threatening Israel.
Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.
“Fist of the Free,” a 2022 series that revolved around Hamas terrorists invading Israeli posts in the Gaza envelope, was commended by Yahya Sinwar for being "inseparable from the work of Al-Qassam."
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