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Yahya Ibrahim Hassan Sinwar was a Palestinian politician and militant. He served as the fourth chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau from August 2024, and as the second leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip from February 2017. He succeeded Ismail Haniyeh in both roles.
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politics · Palestinian militant and politician (1962–2024) · politician · commandant · jihadist · terrorist · also Yahya Sinwar, Yahia Sinwar, Sinwar Yahya, Yahyā as-Sinwār, Jihia al-Sinwar, Y. Sinwar
Born 29 October 1962 · Died 16 October 2024 · Q22690797
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[Sinwar] has lived his whole life as a holy fighter. Since his early days, he was engaged in his struggle as a resistant fighter. He stood defiant behind Israeli bars, and after his release in a swap deal, he continued with his struggle and his dedication to the cause,
Sinwar died while beaten, persecuted, and on the run – he didn’t die as a commander, but as someone who only cared for himself. This is a clear message to all of our enemies – the IDF will reach anyone who attempts to harm the citizens of Israel or our security forces, and we will bring you to justice
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“[Sinwar] has lived his whole life as a holy fighter. Since his early days, he was engaged in his struggle as a resistant fighter. He stood defiant behind Israeli bars, and after his release in a swap deal, he continued with his struggle and his dedication to the cause,”
“Sinwar died while beaten, persecuted, and on the run – he didn’t die as a commander, but as someone who only cared for himself. This is a clear message to all of our enemies – the IDF will reach anyone who attempts to harm the citizens of Israel or our security forces, and we will bring you to justice”
“They wanted prison to be a grave for us, a mill to grind our will, determination and bodies. But, thank God, with our belief in our cause we turned the prison into sanctuaries of worship and academies for study.”
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Roya News: Documents allegedly expose Yahya Sinwar’s plan to build an army along northern ‘Israel’
Ynetnews: ‘Sinwar is a hero’: Antisemitism and threats against Israeli doctoral student in Portugal
JFeed: Hamas Commander Held by Israel After Sinwar Imprisoned Him
AAP rated the claim “UNRWA added a black mourning stripe to its logo in response to Yahya Sinwar’s death.” False. The black band was added in 2023 to mourn the UN agency’s dead colleagues, long before the Hamas leader was killed..
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AAP rated the claim “A passport found near the body of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar belonged to his dead bodyguard.” False. The passport did not belong to Sinwar's bodyguard but to another man who is still alive..
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Greece Fact Check rated the claim “Sinwar's wife enters the tunnel with him on October 6, carrying a Birkin bag estimated to cost about $32,000” FALSE.
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USA Today rated the claim “UN agency put black ribbon on X profile to mourn death of Yahya Sinwar” False.
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India Today rated the claim “This video shows celebrations in Saudi Arabia after the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.” False.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “UNRWA Put A Black Band Across Its Twitter Profile To Grieve Sinwar's Death” Placed Earlier.
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fact checker rated the claim “Trump was referring to Sinwar in the clip by saying, He died like a dog; he died like a coward.” misleading.
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India Today rated the claim “This video shows a Gaza man reacting to Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar's death.” Mostly false.
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Full Fact rated the claim “The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has added a black band of mourning to its logo to commemorate the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.” Not true. The agency has used a black band on its logo since at least October 2023, a year before Mr Sinwar’s death..
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Died 2024-10-16.
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fact checker rated the claim “The new friend of Erdogan, the head of Hamas, the mass murderer Yahya Sinwar.” fake.
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fact checker rated the claim “Two photos show Hamas's Sinwar Visiting a Battleground Recently.” misleading.
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fact checker rated the claim “Yahya Sinwar roaming in the streets of Gaza.” misleading.
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Career landmark: Chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau (2024–2024).
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Which was followed by the Gaza war that spilled over to other parts of the Middle East
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Sinwar survived an assassination attempt by Israel that same year
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Career landmark: Leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip (2017–2024).
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“peaceful, popular resistance”
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Sinwar was elected as the leader of Hamas in Gaza and claimed to pursue "peaceful, popular resistance" the following year, supporting the 2018–2019 Gaza border protests, though he was also reported to have been dedicated
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Saw him warning Israelis to "be scared" of Hamas's election victory
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Sinwar, displaying symptoms like standing for prayer then falling and drifting in and out of consciousness, complained of neck pain
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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
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Sinwar planned the abduction and killing of two Israeli soldiers and the murder of four Palestinians whom he suspected of cooperating with Israel
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Upon his release he co-founded with Rawhi Mushtaha the Munazzamat al Jihad w'al-Dawa (Majd), an organization that worked, among others, to identify collaborators with Israel among the Palestinian population, which in 198
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For subversive activities and he served several months in the Far'a prison where he met other Palestinian activists, including Salah Shehade, and dedicated himself to the Palestinian cause
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Born 1962-10-29.
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To a family who had been expelled or fled from Majdal 'Asqalan during the 1948 Palestine War
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