Sinwar is Hamas’s most senior leader and is believed to be the mastermind behind the U.S.-designated terrorist group’s devastating Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack. Hamas militants killed roughly 1,200 people in southern Israel and kidnapped about 250 others.

The IDF also confirmed that there were no signs of hostages in the building where the strike took place. Forces in the area are continuing operations with necessary caution.

IDF confirmed that three terrorists were eliminated in its operations in Gaza. Sinwar was one of the chief architects of Hamas's attack on Israel on October 7 last year

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar looks on as Palestinian Hamas supporters take part in an anti-Israel rally over tension in Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque, in Gaza City October 1, 2022. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem/File Photo (Reuters) - Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has been killed.

Israel on Thursday confirmed it killed Yahya Sinwar, the head of Hamas’s political bureau, during an operation in the Gaza Strip. Sinwar was promoted to the role after his predecessor, Ismail Haniyeh,

Israel's military said Thursday it may have killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. In short statement, Israel's Defense Forces said that during operations in the Gaza Strip it had killed three Hamas militants and it was investigating whether one of them was Sinwar.

The Israeli military says it is looking into whether Hamas’ top leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in a military operation in Gaza

Interrogation transcripts and accounts from Israeli security officials and fellow prisoners point to an uncompromising strategist with a penchant for killing.