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Yahya Sinwar

David Horovitz
Op-ed: Two weeks to election
David Horovitz
Unless the opposition steps up its game, Netanyahu, the PM of Oct. 7, could yet survive this election
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) interviewed on the pro-government Channel 14, October 13, 2026. (Screenshot); Left, from top: Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot at a youth conference in Jerusalem, October 11, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); Former PM and B'Yachad party chairman Naftali Bennett in Herzliya, September 23, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90); Yisrael Beytenu chair Avigdor Liberman (Gili Yaari/Flash90))
It's a combination of his own shameless efforts to rewrite history, his opponents' inability to adequately hold him to account for that blackest of days and much more besides, and, perhaps, Israel's changing demographics
A drawing said done by Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar's 10-year-old son Ibrahim at the start of the war, published by the IDF on October 16, 2026 (IDF)
October 16, 2026, 8:55 am
In letter said written by Sinwar’s son, 10-year-old expresses desire to ‘shoot Jews’
Publishing document to mark two years since troops killed Hamas chief, IDF says it demonstrates how Sinwar, architect of Oct. 7 massacre, imbued his children with ‘murderous ideology’
By Emanuel Fabian
This official government handout photo shows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hosting Egyptian spy chief Abbas Kamel at his official residence in Jerusalem, May 30, 2021. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
October 13, 2026, 5:45 pm
Reports of unheeded Oct. 7 warnings may be tenuous, but still are dangerous for Netanyahu
Much about claims around Gulf leaders alerting PM before attack leaves room for doubt, but that does not mean voters will dismiss serious questions about Netanyahu’s handling of the Hamas threat
By Lazar Berman
US President Donald Trump, right, listens during a news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the State Dining Room of the White House, September 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
October 6, 2026, 7:42 am
‘You want to call Trump, Bibi?’: How incoming US president’s wrath was leveraged to close hostage deal
Top Biden aide’s new book reveals dramatic 11th-hour talks before January 2025 agreement as well as outgoing president’s desire to give final speech rebuking his party’s anti-Israel direction
By Jacob Magid
Former defense minister Yoav Gallant speaks with Yonit Levi and Amit Segal of Channel 12 news in an interview broadcast on February 6, 2024. (Channel 12 screen capture)
September 27, 2026, 11:11 pm
Gallant says Shin Bet received Sinwar ‘quake’ warning before Oct. 7, but misread its meaning
Ex-defense minister says message was assessed as relating to talks about Israeli held hostage in Iraq, not preparations for assault; claims he was never told of reported UAE or Egyptian warnings
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a press conference in Tel Aviv on July 13, 2024, during the ongoing war in Gaza between Israel and the Hamas terror group. (Nir Elias / Pool / AFP)
September 27, 2026, 2:31 pm
Netanyahu’s narrative of ignorance on October 7 is rapidly unraveling
New reports detailing warnings conveyed by Egypt and the UAE before the massacre shatter PM’s claim the security establishment kept him in the dark; if anything, it was the other way around
By Amir Bar Shalom
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the Netzarim Corridor in the central Gaza Strip on November 19, 2024. (Maayan Toaf/GPO)
September 25, 2026, 11:53 pm
Despite pre-Oct. 7 warnings, PM reportedly opposed strikes on Hamas leaders, feared harming Saudi peace talks
NYT says Netanyahu pushed back on security chiefs’ proposals for strikes in Gaza, stressing need for calm; separate report says Egypt spymaster flew to Israel to warn Hamas was mobilizing
By ToI Staff
Sufian Abu Zaida speaks to Alghad TV, September 24, 2026. (Video screenshot)
September 25, 2026, 3:26 pm
Former PA minister details Sinwar’s pre-Oct. 7 warning to Israel of coming ‘earthquake’
Sufian Abu Zaida says secret Israel-Hamas talks were nearing deal for 4 Israeli captives when Hamas chief told him to convey ominous message word for word, shows his handwritten note; Israeli security officials told him they lost sleep over it
By ToI Staff and Nurit Yohanan
An illustrative combination displaying, left to right, UAE president Mohammed bin Zayed, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the now-deceased Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar (MAHMUD HAMS/AFP, Mandel NGAN/AFP, JOE RAEDLE/Getty Images via AFP)
September 23, 2026, 1:51 pm
Report: UAE intel warned Shin Bet of Hamas action before Oct. 7, prompting leader’s call to Netanyahu
Emirati leader reportedly phoned premier to ensure info was passed on; more details revealed of alleged similar warning by Hamas chief Sinwar shortly before onslaught
By ToI Staff
From left: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Palestinian Authority minister Sufian Abu Zaida and Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar. (Ronen Zvulun, Pool Photo via AP, Screen capture/Facebook, AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
September 22, 2026, 1:36 am
Ex-PA minister: Israel, Hamas were nearing deal on 4 Israelis held in Gaza before Oct. 7 onslaught
Sufian Abu Zaida says talks sought hostage deal and relief for Gaza; vows to reveal message Sinwar asked him to convey to Israel weeks before attack in upcoming TV interview
By ToI Staff
From left: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Palestinian Authority minister Sufian Abu Zaida and Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar. (Ronen Zvulun, Pool Photo via AP, Screen capture/Facebook, AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
September 18, 2026, 6:17 pm
Ex-PA minister says he’ll soon reveal his pre-Oct. 7 mediation between Israel and Hamas, and message he conveyed from Sinwar
Journalist subsequently identifies Sufian Abu Zaida as go-between who delivered Hamas chief’s threat of impending ‘earthquake,’ which spurred call to Netanyahu from UAE leader
By Nurit Yohanan and ToI Staff
An illustrative combination displaying, left to right, UAE president Mohammed bin Zayed, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the now-deceased Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar (MAHMUD HAMS/AFP, Mandel NGAN/AFP, JOE RAEDLE/Getty Images via AFP)
September 10, 2026, 1:18 pm
Arab warnings to Netanyahu ahead of Oct. 7 massacre shatter his core political defense
PM’s threat to sue for libel cannot mask the growing evidence that he was alerted to an impending Hamas attack; warnings also raise questions about whether Sinwar wanted Israel to know what was coming
By Amir Bar Shalom
Benjamin Netanyahu, left, Yahya Sinwar, center and Mohamed bin Zayed al Nahyan. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, Abed Rahim Khatib/ Flash90/ File, AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
September 8, 2026, 1:59 pm
Days before Oct. 7, UAE leader warned Netanyahu Hamas was planning war, but PM did nothing with info – report
In month before massacre, Sinwar said to convey message via UAE he was ready to launch ‘earthquake’ amid moribund talks with Israel, PM didn’t inform Shin Bet of Emirati president’s warning; Netanyahu: ‘Total lie’; Eisenkot: He’s unfit for office
By ToI Staff, Jacob Magid and Stav Levaton
Left: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a polling station in Jerusalem on August 17, 2026, amid the Likud primary elections. Right: Ghazi Hamad, a member of Hamas's political bureau, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Beirut, Lebanon, October 26, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90, AP/Bilal Hussein)
August 27, 2026, 5:57 pm
Netanyahu held secret talks with Hamas during 2014 Gaza war, report says; PM’s office denies
PM’s envoy reportedly spoke with terror official Ghazi Hamad, unbeknownst to official negotiators; in Gaza, IDF strikes kill Oct. 7 invaders, target Hamas ‘ambush position’
By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian
File: Iran's then-supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, greets Khalil al-Hayya, then a member of Hamas leadership council, during their meeting in Tehran, Feb. 8, 2025. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
July 20, 2026, 5:09 pm
Hamas elects Khalil al-Hayya as its new leader; Israel tried to kill him last year
Gaza-born, Doha-based al-Hayya, who is close to the regime in Iran, has served as group’s top negotiator during war, defeats ex-leader Khaled Mashaal for top spot
By Nurit Yohanan and AFP
Senior Hamas leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, speaks during a conference in Gaza City, on November 4, 2019. (Abed Rahim Khatib/ Flash90/ File)
July 12, 2026, 11:24 pm
In memo before October 7 massacre, Sinwar predicted Israel might respond with nuclear strike
Uncovered document from 2022, written in slain terror chief’s own hand, lays out plans for mass assault, with goal of capturing territory, expelling residents, and taking hostages
By Stav Levaton and ToI Staff
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