This story has been updated with new information. Yahya Sinwar, the elusive leader of Hamas regarded as the mastermind behind the militant group’s brutal attack on Israel last year, is dead.

Almost two months before Israel's military accidentally located Hamas' leader with the help of a drone, then killed him, Yahya Sinwar had been hiding in southern Gaza with six Israeli hostages − ...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in his fourth trip to the Middle East last week since the October 7 attack by Hamas, took a rough agreement to Israel that its predominately Muslim neighbors ...

The death of Hamas’ “Face of Evil” who masterminded the Oct. 7 massacre has left behind a power vacuum — and whoever steps in to fill the void will heavily influence the course of the ...

Mr. Sinwar, one of the main architects of the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel, spent decades with the militant group, working his way to the top of its leadership. By Ephrat Livni Follow our ...

More than a year after Hamas’ devastating October 7 attacks on Israel, the country’s military said Thursday it had killed the man it considers to have been the chief architect of that cross ...

Since Israel and Hamas went to war, reporters and editors at The New York Times have closely covered the conflict. Our coverage includes the Hamas-led attack on Israel, the plight of hostages ...

When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday announced that IDF forces operating in Rafah had eliminated Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, he directed a portion of his remarks to the people ...

Israeli officials believe Mohammed Sinwar, brother of former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed Wednesday, could be next in line for the top job, multiple Israeli media outlets reported on Friday.

Israel succeeded Wednesday in its year-long mission to kill Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the man accused of being one of the masterminds of the October 7, 2023 attacks. But while Sinwar’s death is ...

Officials and experts weigh in on the impacts of the Hamas leaders’ death. Biden administration officials are celebrating the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar at the hands of Israel Defense ...