Yahya Sinwar: Who is the October 7 mastermind killed by Israel?
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Yahya Sinwar: Who is the October 7 mastermind killed by Israel?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} The Israeli has has killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, seen as the mastermind of the 7 October terror attack inside Israel. Sinwar had evaded the Israeli military’s attempts to hunt him since its retaliatory war against Hamas inside Gaza began last year, he is said to have been killed in a chance encounter with Israeli troops, rather than a targeted strike. Decades in prison In the late 1980s, Sinwar was arrested by Israel and admitted to killing 12 suspected collaborators, and sentenced to four life terms for offences which included killing two Israeli soldiers. Architect of 7 October attack Foreign Minister Israel Katz said of his nation’s most wanted man: "Mass murderer Yahya Sinwar, who was responsible for the massacre and atrocities of October 7, was killed today by [Israeli soldiers soldiers".

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