Yahya Sinwar

Hamas used double agents, deception to fool Israel ahead of October 7 massacre, study finds

Through the evening of October 6, Israeli intelligence was fed the impression that there was a state of routine in Gaza, allowing Hamas to conceal its plans while arming and concentrating its forces.

Hamas terrorists arrive to secure the area search for the last two remaining bodies of hostages - an Israeli soldier and a Thai national - from under the rubble of the Jabalia refugee camp, in the northern of Gaza Strip on December 1, 2025. as Egyptian workers accompanied by members of the ICRC
Senior Hamas leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, speaks during a conference in Gaza city, on November 4, 2019.

Sinwar, the Samson of Gaza: Did he bring destruction down on his own people on Oct. 7? - opinion

An Islamic Waqf member cleans the area outside the Dome of the Rock, at Al-Aqsa compound, in Jerusalem, September 13, 2026.

‘Raging desire for revenge’: How does the Arab world remember Hamas’s October 7 invasion?

Sufian Abu Zaida, former Fatah cabinet minister.

No attempt to influence Israeli election, says Sinwar mediator who revealed Oct. 7 warning


Expert: Lessons, trauma from October 7 informing new West Bank land registration policy - interview

Israeli leaders are choosing to prioritize physical security, even if it means “taking the risk of being a pariah nation,” foreign policy expert Harley Lippman said.

An Israeli flag flutters, with Ma'aleh Adumim is visible in the background, in the West Bank, August 14, 2025.

Israel should enact the Ben-Gvir death penalty law - opinion

Murder rates continue to rise, not just since the October 7 massacre, and Israel cannot afford to be lenient if it wishes to survive.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir during a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on November 10, 2025.

Netanyahu turned down 11 plans to kill Hamas's Yahya Sinwar before October 7, N12 reports

According to N12, after seeing escalation from Gaza during the months before the attack, the Shin Bet notified Netanyahu 11 times that an effective assassination of Sinwar could be conducted.

 Yahya Sinwar, former leader of the Palestinian Hamas Islamist movement at a meeting with members of Palestinian factions at Hamas President's office in Gaza City, on April 13, 2022

Hamas admits leadership losses, moves into crisis mode - opinion

Hamas negotiates from exposure rather than strength or ambition, and Gaza has become a place it can neither control nor govern freely.

 Hamas spokesman Abu Obeida delivers a speech following a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, January 19, 2025

'Cool!' Ex-hostages Emily Damari, Romi Gonen recount learning of Hamas leader Sinwar's death

Emily Damari and Romi Gonen also recalled their harrowing time in captivity, their bond through music, and their emotional journey after the Oct. 7 massacre during a Galgaltz show on Monday.

 Former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar on the backdrop of hostage posters. (Illustrative)

Is the death penalty for terrorists proposed by Ben-Gvir 'Jewish'? - opinion

As terror rises, Israel faces a fierce debate: Does justice require executing convicted terrorists, or does it betray Jewish values?

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir wore a gold pin of a noose, December 8, 2025.

Hamas reavealing a new Abu Obeida shows it has no intention to disarm, IDF sources say

Hamas finally breaks its silence on Abu Obeida’s elimination, debuting a masked successor to lead its psychological war. The IDF was not surprised by the move; it had expected it.

Hamas's new military spokesman, whose name is yet to be revealed.

Death of senior terrorist Ra'ad Sa'ad closes the October 7 chapter, but Hamas remains - analysis

The bad news is that simply killing Saad is unlikely to get Hamas to disarm and to change its approach to international efforts to displace its control of Gaza.

Mourners carry bodies during the funeral of Hamas's senior commander Raed Saed and his aides, who were killed in an Israeli strike a day earlier, in Gaza City, December 14, 2025.

Freed Gaza hostage Eitan Mor shoots image of Hamas arch-terrorist Sinwar at gun range

Freed hostage Eitan Mor shares gun range footage, aiming at an image of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who orchestrated the October 7 massacre.

 Illustrative image of then-Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in front of an image depicting smoke rising after Israeli strikes in Khan Yunis, Gaza.

Doctors instructed not to participate in executing terrorists by Israeli Medical Association

The Israeli Medical Association argued that professional codes prohibit the participation of doctors in executions.

 National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir attends a Knesset committee meeting on advancing the death penalty for terrorists bill, November 19, 2025.