Yahya Sinwar, Hamas leader and Oct. 7 mastermind, killed by Israel Defense Forces

Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas and mastermind behind the October 7 attack on Israel, was killed during a "heavy gun battle" in Gaza, according to an Israeli official. NBC News' Matt Bradley has details on the early reports and reaction to Sinwar's death.

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[Netcentric-fkek]

there you go Gaza, Sinwar ruined your lives for nothing. So dumb.

[bratsjay]

Starving, Sinwar was killed as he left the tunnel in search of food after hearing that Israel had allowed relief supplies nearby. He was lured like a rat and met his fate

[FASTCAPITAL-xw]

This is what you get when a country is ruled by a strong leader who does not bow to pressure Natanyahu is indeed a courageous leader

[hoangquang]

He came out to get some fresh air but end up getting smoke

[Kohen]

Yahya Sinwar no longer sings, no longer dances, no longer celebrates.

[kirtlamb]

Man, these guys are literally stuck in the cave man era

[bigpicturethinking]

Imagine if politicians allowed the US military to be this effective.

[dalemcdougall]

What happened to Allah didn't save him

[TugB]

Pray for those hostages to get rescued .

[onestarabove]

It’s nauseating that a reporter has to act so bloodthirsty.

[mobiusraptor]

Well, the pro-Palestinian crowd kept saying Hamas is the problem. Hamas is gone, now will you now return the hostages and stop firing rockets?

[FesteringChaos]

He's holding the Quran. The book that every Muslim follows and believes every single word of

[JustAskingForAFriendOfAFriend]

This sounds like a huge step for a long term ceasefire.
Finally.
This needs to stop, peace needs to come.

[nha]

Hostages are nowhere to be found but some dude name Sinwar is killed.

[Bob-bbur]

Do a search on here every morning with these two words illegal kills

[Action_world_-ok]

territorial integrity or should respect international law ??/ nothing is happening

[sheehan]

My condolences to NBC for losing a dear friend

[ryanjonsson]

Also hello people god is also every single religion but also only one religion all at once all at the same time

[vikasb]

Pakistan has Ummah largest Maulana Moulvis population but still they have to Import Maulvi to get Leftover Quadanis converted. Already Hindus and Christian vanished in Pakistan.

[snehashispanda]

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