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Yahya Sinwar

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
An Israeli soldier reads a newspaper with a picture of Gilad Shalit as a tank prepares to deploy near the Gaza border on June 26, 2006. (AFP/MENAHEM KAHANA)
June 25, 2026, 6:11 am
20 years on, newly released military logs detail confusion during Shalit abduction
Records trace initial moments after attack, with soldier only identified as kidnapped hours after being dragged into Gaza, setting off 5-year national crisis and exchange deal seen as precursor to October 7
By Stav Levaton
Illustrative image of now-dead Hamas head Yahya Sinwar at a rally to mark the annual al-Quds Day (Jerusalem Day), in Gaza City, April 15, 2023. (Atia Mohammed/Flash90)
June 15, 2026, 11:27 am
Hamas documents show Oct. 7 attack aimed at thwarting Israel-Saudi normalization
Kan reveals minutes from Gaza meetings in run-up to terror onslaught, recording then-chief Sinwar’s decision to launch ‘exceptional action’ to spoil regional rapprochement
By ToI Staff
Iranian demonstrators hold posters of Hezbollah terror group leader Hassan Nasrallah, right, Hamas terror group chief Yahya Sinwar, center, and Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at Felestin (Palestine) Sq. in Tehran, Iran, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
March 2, 2026, 4:41 pm
Sinking Iran’s proxies, Sinwar’s Al-Aqsa Flood left Khamenei high and dry
Iran’s supreme leader pushed to restore ties with Hamas, whose October 7 attack spurred an Israeli response that washed away the Iranian axis, leaving the regime exposed
By Lazar Berman
Government hostage point man Gal Hirsch speaks to The Times of Israel from his Bnei Brak headquarters, January 30, 2026. (Prime Minister's Office)
February 1, 2026, 4:34 pm
PM’s hostage czar Gal Hirsch says Biden pressure ‘screwed up’ deal talks, protests aided Hamas
Netanyahu ally who headed up effort tells Times of Israel that Sinwar wanted to stretch talks out for 10 years — and killing him was key to finally clinching the agreement that brought everyone home
By Lazar Berman
Yahya Sinwar, head of the Hamas terror group, delivers a speech in Gaza City, April 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
January 29, 2026, 1:01 am
Report: Netanyahu turned down 11 chances to kill Hamas leader Sinwar in 2023
Quoting senior official, Israeli TV says in February and March of that year, Shin Bet repeatedly suggested taking Sinwar out, but PM refused to even discuss it; PM’s office denies report
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Qatari envoy Mohammed Al-Emadi leaves a press conference at the Dar al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, on February 19, 2018. (AFP/Mohammed Abed)
January 2, 2026, 12:23 pm
Israel asked Qatar to boost financial assistance to Gaza a month before Oct. 7 — report
Israeli officials said to have asked Doha’s Mohammed al-Emadi to buy more Egyptian fuel to fund Hamas regime, thinking terror group wanted economic relief in exchange for quiet
By ToI Staff
Leah and Simcha Goldin, parents of fallen soldier Hadar Goldin, offer a statement after the return of their son's body from Hamas captivity in Gaza, outside their Kfar Saba home on November 9, 2025 (Yehoshua Yosef/Flash90)
November 10, 2025, 2:22 pm
Daily Briefing Nov. 10: Day 766 – Goldins receive son’s body after 11 years of struggle
Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman reports on Witkoff and Kushner visit, Iranian threat and Lebanese tensions as diplomatic reporter Nava Freiberg discusses why it took so long to bring Hadar Goldin home
By Jessica Steinberg, Lazar Berman and Nava Freiberg
Freed Israeli hostage Matan Angrest holds a photo of Hadar Goldin during a rally calling for the return of the deceased hostages who are held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025. (AP/Mahmoud Illean)
November 9, 2025, 5:10 pm
After decade of deadlock, return of Hadar Goldin’s body may bring closure to captive nation
Fallen soldier was held by Hamas since 2014, but Israel failed for years to recover his body and others, possibly planting seeds of conflict that would precipitate his eventual return
By Nava Freiberg
Anti-Israel protesters in New York City, September 23, 2025. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
October 17, 2025, 5:08 pm
NY anti-Israel activists hold vigil for Oct. 7 Hamas chief Sinwar on anniversary of his killing
Bronx group sets up exhibit showing terror chief who orchestrated mass slaughter in Israel, Hezbollah’s Nasrallah and other terrorists
By Luke Tress
A group of former senior Hamas officials, including (seated from left) Muhammad Sinwar, Muhammad Deif, Yahya Sinwar and Ismail Haniyeh, all of whom have since been killed by Israel, are seen in a propaganda video released by Hamas on August 30, 2025. (Screenshot: X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 11, 2025, 9:20 pm
Burn towns, slaughter, broadcast: 2022 Sinwar memo said to detail Hamas plan for Oct. 7
‘Kill everyone you encounter’: Recovered this year in an IDF raid on a tunnel used by Sinwar’s brother, the document mirrors intercepted Hamas field orders sent that day, NYT reports
By ToI Staff
Mourners react as a trailer carrying the coffins containing the bodies of Hezbollah's former leader Hassan Nasrallah and his cousin and successor Hashem Safieddine drives through the crowd at the beginning of a funeral procession in the Sports City Stadium in Beirut, Lebanon, February 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
September 10, 2025, 10:32 am
Who were the terror leaders killed by Israel since Oct. 7, prior to the Doha strike?
From Hamas mastermind Yahya Sinwar to Hezbollah leader Nasrallah, Israel wiped out the top ranks of Iranian proxies across Mideast, plus generals from the Islamic Republic itself
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A sketch of the Hamas tunnel network under the Tel Sultan neighborhood in Rafah, reportedly found in the pocket of slain Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar when he was killed. (Screenshot/Channel 12, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 4, 2025, 6:53 pm
Sinwar was reportedly found with map in his pocket of the Rafah tunnels he hid in
Israeli TV publishes blood-stained sketch listing code names of the Oct. 7 architect’s apparent hiding places before he was killed last year
By ToI Staff
A group of former senior Hamas officials, including (seated from left) Muhammad Sinwar, Muhammad Deif, Yahya Sinwar and Ismail Haniyeh, all of whom have since been killed by Israel, are seen in a propaganda video released by Hamas on August 30, 2025. (Screenshot: X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 31, 2025, 10:31 am
Months after IDF strike, Hamas casually confirms leader Mohammed Sinwar’s death
Terror group does not issue statement, but includes the younger Sinwar in footage published of slain leaders, listing them as ‘martyrs;’ IDF said it killed him in May
By ToI Staff and Reuters
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar holds the child of an Al-Qassam Brigades fighter with a Kalashnikov rifle in his hand during a rally in Gaza City on May 24, 2021. (Emmanuel Dunand/AFP)
August 2, 2025, 6:52 pm
Year after Oct. 7, Yahya saw biggest rise in popularity among baby names in UK
In newly published 2024 figures, first name of former Hamas terror chief Yahya Sinwar, who masterminded onslaught that began the Gaza war, becomes 93rd most popular British boy’s name, up 33 spots from 2023
By ToI Staff
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