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How Israel killed Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas chief believed to be October 7 mastermind | South China Morning Post

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Hamas militant leader Yahya Sinwar was killed during a gun battle in southern Gaza on October 16, 2024, Israeli officials said. The troops who found him were initially unaware that they had caught the country’s No 1 enemy until Sinwar’s body was identified later. Sinwar was believed to be the mastermind of the attac…

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