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Hamas will soon begin the process of deciding who will next head the militant Palestinian organization following the Oct. 16, 2024, killing of former leader Yahya Sinwar – but the task won’t be easy, or quick.

The grandson of South Africa’s first Black president, Nelson Mandela, says the U.K. government denied him an entry visa because of his support for Hamas

Israel's killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar dealt a huge blow to the Palestinian group, and while it leaves a gaping void at the top of the movement, its militants remain determined to fight.

Hamas leader who plotted the 7 October attack on Israel that triggered war in the Middle East

Israel has announced it has killed Hamas military leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza. Sinwar was apparently killed in a chance encounter on October 16 after a tank unit opened fire on a group of Palestinian men running into a building in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. His body was…

Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, says that Yahya Sinwar's passing does not end the Gaza War

The Israeli military on Thursday told how Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in a firefight after being tracked "going from home to home" desperately seeking to avoid detection in southern Gaza.

The Israeli military said it killed Sinwar in southern Gaza on Wednesday and Hamas subsequently confirmed his death.

Death of Yahya Sinwar is latest in a series of killings since the beginning of the latest war in Gaza