The Israeli military said on Thursday that it is investigating the possibility that it has killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, one of the masterminds of the devastating Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel that triggered the Gaza war.
At this stage, his identity cannot be confirmed, said the military.
Hamas has not commented on the fate of Sinwar, who was recently elevated to paramount leader of the Palestinian militant group.
This was going to happen in any case. Taking out bin Laden didn’t end Al-Qaeda. But it did highly degrade their capabilities. Same is true of Isis. Like a virus, these groups never really go away, but can be limited to be a non-threat.