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Yahya Sinwar

Palestinian politician and Hamas leader (1962–2024)

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Yahya Sinwar was a Palestinian politician and senior leader of Hamas who lived from 1962 until his death in 2024. He is significant because he held major influence over Hamas's political and military operations during a period of intense Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including serving as head of Hamas's Gaza operations.

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Born: 1962-10-29
Died: 2024-10-16
Works: 1

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The Thorn and the Carnation (Part II)
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Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

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Yahya Ibrahim Hassan Sinwar (Arabic: يحيى إبراهيم حسن السنوار, romanized: Yaḥyá Ibrāhīm Ḥasan as-Sinwār; 29 October 1962 – 16 October 2024) was a Palestinian militant and politician who served as fourth chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau from August 2024, and as the second leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip from February 2017 until he was killed in a clash with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in October 2024. He succeeded Ismail Haniyeh in both roles.

Sinwar was born in the Khan Yunis refugee camp in Egyptian-occupied Gaza in 1962 to a family who had been expelled or fled from Majdal 'Asqalan during the 1948 Palestine War. He finished his studies at the Islamic University of Gaza, where he received a bachelor's degree in Arabic studies. In 1989, Sinwar was sentenced to four life sentences in Israel for orchestrating the abduction and killing of two Israeli soldiers and four Palestinians he considered to be collaborators. He spent 22 years in prison until his release among 1,026 others in a 2011 prisoner exchange for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. During his time in prison, Sinwar continued to coordinate the military activities of Hamas. Sinwar was one of the co-founders of the security apparatus of Hamas.