Mohammed Sinwar, the younger brother of slain Hamas chief and Oct. 7 mastermind Yahya Sinwar, has risen to the top of Hamas’ chain of command — and has managed to rebuild the terror group’s numbers despite Israel’s 15-month military campaign.
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Jerusalem: The Palestinian militant organization Hamas released 8 more hostages held captive in the Gaza Strip for 482 days on Thursday, January 30. However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was furious about Hamas's methods of releasing the hostages.
Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif and deputy chief of staff Marwan Issa were killed by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip.
Slain Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar can be seen wearing a military vest and a blanket as he walks on the battleground in a walking stick
In exchange, Israel freed 110 Palestinian prisoners. Their release was delayed because of chaos surrounding Thursday’s hostage handover in Gaza.
NEW chilling footage appears to show the terrorist leader Yahya Sinwar directing Hamas from the rubble of Gaza before he was killed. Yahya Sinwar was the bloodthirsty mastermind behind the October
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Israel has failed to defeat Hamas, but Palestinians in Gaza express mixed feelings about the group remaining in power.
Gadi Moses, 80, and Arbel Yehud, 29, were handed over to the Red Cross Thursday, along with five Thai hostages, following over a year spent in captivity.
Israel delayed the release of 110 Palestinian prisoners for several hours after broadcast images showed crowds jostling and cheering in Gaza as Israeli and Thai hostages were handed over to the Red Cross earlier that day.