Sinwar’s killing is the culmination of a yearlong hunt for the Palestinian leader, who was believed to be hiding in Hamas’ tunnel network.
Yahya Sinwar, the alleged mastermind of the Hamas-led onslaught of just over a year ago in southern Israel that triggered a devastating war, was killed by Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip, Israeli officials said Thursday. Sinwar’s killing in an apparently surprise encounter with Israeli forces is the culmination of a yearlong hunt — involving Israeli and American spy agencies — for the Hamas leader, who was believed to be hiding in the group’s underground network of tunnels in Gaza.
But there was no immediate indication that U.S. information led to his killing, the State Department said. Sinwar, born in 1962, was a native of the Khan Yunis refugee camp in Gaza. His involvement with Hamas dated to the late 1980s, soon after the militant group was first formed. He made his name in the organization as a brutal internal enforcer, rooting out suspected spies and collaborators with Israel.
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