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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Ruth Eglash and Chloe Rouveyrolles-Bazire

Sinwar's Killing Boosts Netanyahu But Still No Sign Of War Ending

Supporters and relatives of Israelis held hostage by Palestinian militants in Gaza protest outside the Ministry of Defence in Tel Aviv for their release (Credit: AFP)

The killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is a political victory for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but divisions remain in Israel over his strategy for securing the release of hostages.

More than a year after the Islamist group's unprecedented attack, the Israeli military said on Thursday that Sinwar was killed in a surprise firefight with a group of Israeli soldiers in southern Gaza on Wednesday.

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