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Hamas Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar killed by Israeli forces in Rafah (16 Oct 2024)
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Palestine 2024-10-16
Politician: Yahya Sinwar
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Yahya_Sinwar
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Yahya Sinwar, the head of Hamas in Gaza and chairman of its political bureau, was killed on 16 October 2024 during an encounter with Israeli soldiers in the Tel al-Sultan area of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. The Israeli military announced his likely death on 17 October and confirmed it via dental records, fingerprints, and DNA. Hamas confirmed his death on 18 October. Sinwar had led Hamas in Gaza since 2017 and was regarded as a principal architect of the 7 October 2023 attack. How to cite this document
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(Sinwar, 2024) Sinwar, Y.. (2024). Hamas Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar killed by Israeli forces in Rafah (16 Oct 2024). en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved June 21, 2026, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Yahya_Sinwar
Sinwar, Yahya. 2024. "Hamas Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar killed by Israeli forces in Rafah (16 Oct 2024)." en.wikipedia.org. Accessed June 21, 2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Yahya_Sinwar.
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