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Israel said to reject returning body of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar or his brother
An Israeli source quoted by Hebrew language media says that the bodies of former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and his brother Mohammed Sinwar will not be returned as part of a hostage for prisoners exchange being hammered out.
Yahya Sinwar is widely considered to be the architect of the October 7 massacre. His brother briefly helmed the terror group. Both were killed by Israel.
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