White House Middle East coordinator Brett McGurk tells American rabbis that the US believes that Hamas leader Sinwar is alive and likely hiding in a tunnel under Gaza with hostages nearby.
The IDF distributed flyers in the Al Mawasi region of Gaza, with a message to Hamas leader, Yahya Sinwar: 'Sinwar, there is no tunnel too deep. Ask Nasrallah!'
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has ordered that the suicide bombings which characterized the Second Intifada be restarted, WSJ reports.
Senior Hamas official rules out the possibility of an agreement with Israel under which the Hamas leadership in the Gaza Strip will be deported to Sudan.
IDF investigates rumors of the Hamas leader's assassination, Al-Arabiya reports that Sinwar contacted his associates in Qatar.
A picture published by the IDF shows a list of terrorists who were eliminated since the beginning of the war. A question mark hangs over the photo of Yahya Sinwar.
Israeli media reports multiple bodies examined to check if they were the corpse of the Hamas leader and October 7 mastermind. The tests showed Sinwar was not among those bodies.
IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari is asked whether Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is still alive, responds, 'I can neither confirm nor deny.'
There is currently no intelligence supporting such a report and there is a disagreement between defense officials about whether the October 7th mastermind was again just cut off from his communications or was indeed eliminated.
President Biden’s Middle East Coordinator and National Security Council member Brett McGurk told the Israeli American Council (IAC) that no one is shedding a tear for Hezbollah official Ibrahim Akil, who was eliminated last week.
White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby said that the US still believes that it is not in Israel's best interests to go to war against Hezbollah.
Israel has presented the US with a plan to release the hostages, end the war, and allow Hamas leaders to safely leave Gaza.
Hamas leader praises his fellow Iranian proxy terrorists for launching a ballistic missile at Israel on Sunday morning.
Hamas leader uses low-tech communications system he developed in prison that eschews electronic communication to avoid detection, Wall Street Journal reports.
Hamas leader thanks Hezbollah counterpart for continuously attacking Israel since October 7, pledging to continue terrorism until Israel is destroyed.
The younger brother of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar, Mohammad is considered a major planner of the Oct. 7 mass murder attack. Now that Deif is gone, is Mohammed Sinwar Hamas’s next terror master?
Hamas issues official statement in the name of Yahya Sinwar, congratulating Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on the occasion of his election victory.
Defense Minister holds situational assessment in the Netzarim area: We will continue to apply pressure, and we will cripple Hamas.
US officials say much of the focus has shifted to seeing if the Egyptians and Qataris can press Sinwar to lessen his demands as they Biden admin begins to give up hope.
The IDF is investigating the manipulative use of Hamas documents found in Gaza to influence public opinion in Israel on the hostage deal.
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar reportedly intended to flee the Gaza Strip via the Egyptian border and travel to Iran together with other Hamas leaders and the hostages.
Justice Department announces criminal charges against six senior Hamas members, including leader Yahya Sinwar,in connection with the October 7, 2023, attack in Israel.
Newly revealed documents documents prove a widespread effort by the terrorist organization to falsify the results of surveys conducted by the "PSR" institute, in order to create a false impression of public support for the terrorist organization, especially after the October 7th massacre.
Khaled Mashal declared that the Hamas movement abroad 'puts its trust in the leader Yayha Sinwar who the Zionist intelligence is chasing to harm and kill him.'
CIA Deputy Director David Cohen told an intelligence and national security summit in Washington that the Israelis were showing seriousness in the negotiations, but reaching a deal is 'largely a question that is going to be answered by Hamas' leader.'
Hamas last living hostages are being used as Yahya Sinwar's human shields, as Gaza's other terror groups plan coup, the Jewish Chronicle reports.
The New York Times reports that Israel and the USA are both hunting the Hamas leader, and have begun using advanced radar systems to try and find Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.
According to the Washington Post, the Hamas leader wants a deal but is 'playing a waiting game,' hoping Iran or Hezbollah attack Israel.
According to an Egyptian official, the Hamas leader demands that Israel promise not to harm him as part of a hostage deal.
Senior Fatah official Jibril Rajoub, known for his anti-Israel statements, claims in interview with Lebanese TV that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is a “pragmatic, patriotic, and realistic man”.
'No one in Gaza knows the exact location of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar,' Hamas source tells Asharq Al-Awsat.
Egyptian and Qatari mediators say Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar wants a ceasefire deal.
Hamas terror group announces that it will demand archterrorist Marwan Barghouti's release be included in the first stage of any agreed-upon prisoner swap deal, Sky News Arabic reports.
Palestinian Arab sources say senior Hamas member Khalil al-Hayya is set to continue leading indirect negotiations with Israel, with guidance from newly appointed leader Yahya Sinwar.
LTG Herzi Halevi visits Tel Nof Air Force Base, says IDF is ready to go on an offensive anywhere in Lebanon and elsewhere amid threats from Iran and Hezbollah.
IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari comments in interview with Al-Arabiya on the appointment of Yahya Sinwar as head of Hamas' political bureau.
Foreign Minister Israel Katz responds to Hamas’ announcement that Yahya Sinwar will replace Ismail Haniyeh as the head of the group’s political bureau.
Terror group's Gaza leader and October 7 mastermind to replace the assassinated Haniyeh as head of the organization's political bureau.
Channel 12 News reports that, weeks before October 7, Hamas leader sent a leader to Israel that a flare-up was expected in the prisons.
Tzvi Yechezkeli, Arab affairs analyst, says Israeli intelligence almost certainly knows where Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is hiding, reiterates belief that he is surrounded by hostages.
CIA chief William Burns believes Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar under new pressure from Hamas commanders to end the war against Israel, CNN report says.
Death is not good enough for Sinwar. Let us hope he is captured and put on trial in Jerusalem, Israel’s eternal capital. As the Eichmann Trial was used to shed light on Nazi crimes, so too should a Sinwar Trial be used to shed light on Hamas barbarity. Opinion
Sources tell Asharq Al-Awsat that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is up-to-date on war's developments, only a few people know his true location.
Minister of Finance during a visit to Sderot: History will not forgive those who stop the war at this stage.
US counter-terror experts say Hamas leader, October 7 mastermind avoiding using electronic communication, likely surrounded by hostages in tunnel in Khan Yunis.
A final project in the School of Architecture at the Technion honors Hamas leader and architect of the October 7th massacre, Yahya Sinwar.
How should one correctly identify a Hamas leader’s call for “necessary sacrifices” when the human subjects of his harsh decree do not include himself? Sinwar’s call represents a cry of incomparable cowardice. Opinion.
Wall Street Journal reveals correspondence between Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and other Hamas terrorists, showing that Sinwar does not mind civilian casualties, believe they 'work to his advantage.'
Activists protested the National Unity Party Chairman's departure from the government claiming it was 'a gift to Sinwar and the Hamas terror organization.'
Hamas leader issues negative response to latest ceasefire proposal pushed by the Biden Administration.
Senator Bernie Sanders welcomes ICC Chief Prosecutor's request for arrest warrants against Israelis: Sinwar started the horrific war but Netanyahu has waged an unprecedented war of destruction against the entire Palestinian people.
Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan conflated the leaders of the Hamas terror organization with those of the only democracy in the Middle East, saying he is seeking warrants for 'war crimes and crimes against humanity.'
Known as the "butcher of Khan Younis", Sinwar murdered twelve Palestinian Arabs with his own hands - and enjoyed it. This is the new hero of the spoiled useful idiots on US campuses. Op-ed.
Documents seized from Gaza reveal Hamas General Security Service, which made files on 10,000 Gazans believed to critical of Hamas, including journalists and protesters.
The Prime Minister reiterated that if Hamas lays down its arms the war will end immediately.
Ever since October 7th, not a few former high-ups (and also current ones) in IDF and political power echelons have been trying to rewrite history and cleanse themselves of any responsibility for the [disastrous] IDF failure on that day. Here is one attempt.
According to report in The New York Times, Yahya Sinwar is not in Rafah, but remains in the tunnels in Khan Yunis - surrounded by hostages to use as human shields.
Recent intelligence estimates point to location which Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar left about a month ago, The New York Times reports.
Former Minister Haim Ramon says after the deadly axe attack in Elad 2 years ago, then-PM Naftali Bennett wanted to assassinate Hamas leader responsible for October 7. but then-Chief of Staff Kochavi stopped it.
IDF forces were 'very close' to Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, sources say.
