Yahya Sinwar, designer of the Oct. 7 fear attacks on Israel, validated eliminated
Oct. 17, 2024, 5:40 PM UTCBy Raf Sanchez and Henry AustinYahya Sinwar, the evasive Hamas leader commonly credited with masterminding the Oct. 7 horror attacks on Israel, was verified dead Thursday, ending a yearlong manhunt for the militant chief.He was 61.The Israel Defense Forces stated Sinwar was eliminated by soldiers in an operation in southern Gaza on Wednesday.Sinwar who was born in a refugee camp and invested years in an Israeli jail before increasing to the top of the Iran-backed militant group, was referred to as a "dead male strolling" by the Israeli armed force in the days after the Oct. 7 attacks. He handled to avert capture for over a year. The only sighting of him before his death remained in rough video handled Oct. 10, 2023, 3 days after Hamas' attack, according to the Isr...