Yehya Sinwar - Page 3 (2024)

Trying to head off a Middle East war, several countries are pressing Iran to temper its retaliation for the assassination of a Hamas leader in Tehran.

By Adam Rasgon,Ben Hubbard,Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Michael Levenson

Plus, Olympic medal redemption.

By Tracy Mumford,Reid J. Epstein,Kim Barker,Ian Stewart and Jessica Metzger

The selection of Yahya Sinwar, a prime target of Israeli forces, to replace the assassinated Ismail Haniyeh consolidates authority in the hands of a hard-liner who is in hiding.

By Adam Rasgon,Aaron Boxerman,Euan Ward and Michael Levenson

Mr. Sinwar, one of the main architects of the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel, has spent decades with the militant group, working his way to the top of its leadership.

By Ephrat Livni

Mr. Deif has survived several previous Israeli assassination attempts and has been the No. 2 Hamas leader in Gaza. Israel said it killed him in a strike last month in southern Gaza.

By Adam Rasgon and Aaron Boxerman

Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed in Iran, was among the most senior members of Hamas’s leadership. Here is a look at others.

By John Yoon

Hamas will need to scramble to replace Ismail Haniyeh following his killing in Tehran, analysts say, but the group has recovered from past assassinations of its political and military leaders.

By Adam Rasgon

The negotiations had been stalled for weeks until Hamas announced on Wednesday that it had exchanged some ideas with mediators on a new way forward.

By Aaron Boxerman

The Interpreter

The armed Islamist group committed war crimes on Oct. 7, experts say, and continues to do so by holding hostages.

By Amanda Taub

Despite positive statements and international urging, neither of the warring parties accepted a U.S.-backed plan to halt the war in Gaza, let displaced Palestinians go home and free hostages.

By Michael Crowley,Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Thomas Fuller

The Security Council can’t force anyone to adopt the plan, but its passage of a resolution backing it increases pressure on both sides to make a deal.

By Matthew Mpoke Bigg

After a barrage from Hezbollah militants on northern Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened a “very intense” military response.

By Adam Rasgon,Euan Ward and Michael Levenson

news analysis

The proposal backed by President Biden is deeply political and aims at stopping the war at least for now. But Israel rejects a permanent cease-fire and Hamas has its own reasons for reluctance.

By Steven Erlanger

Neither Israel or Hamas have said definitively whether they would accept or reject a proposal outlined by President Biden, but sizable gaps between the two sides appear to remain.

By Matthew Mpoke Bigg

In an Israeli prison infirmary, a Jewish dentist came to the aid of a desperately ill Hamas inmate. Years later, the prisoner became a mastermind of the Oct. 7 attack.

By Jo Becker and Adam Sella

News analysis

Not on its own, in all likelihood. But it reflects a growing, global exasperation with Israel that might eventually lend momentum to a two-state solution.

By Roger Cohen

Ms. Clooney, a prominent human rights lawyer, was on a panel that recommended arrest warrants for leaders of Israel and Hamas. She had been criticized for not speaking out on the war.

By Amanda Holpuch

Los jueces del tribunal deben aprobar el pedido, pero el anuncio supone un duro golpe para Benjamín Netanyahu y probablemente avivará las críticas internacionales a la estrategia bélica de Israel en Gaza.

By Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Patrick Kingsley

TimesVideo

The International Criminal Court prosecutor said he believed Hamas leaders and Israeli leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and Yahya Sinwar of Hamas, were responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

By The New York Times

The International Criminal Court prosecutor requested arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and Hamas leaders. Here is a closer look at the court and the warrant.

By Emma Bubola and Charlie Savage

While the request must be approved by the court’s judges, the announcement is a harsh rebuke of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and his war strategy in Gaza.

By Patrick Kingsley and Matthew Mpoke Bigg

Hamás vigilaba la actividad política, las publicaciones en internet y, al parecer, incluso la vida amorosa. Los palestinos estaban atrapados entre un bloqueo israelí y una fuerza de seguridad represiva.

By Adam Rasgon and Ronen Bergman

Hamas monitored political activity, online posts, and apparently even love lives. Palestinians were stuck between an Israeli blockade and a repressive security force.

By Adam Rasgon and Ronen Bergman

Hamas’s leader in Gaza is considered an architect of the Oct. 7 attacks that prompted Israel to retaliate. As mediators seek a cease-fire, a deal depends on Mr. Sinwar as well as his Israeli foes.

By Patrick Kingsley,Julian E. Barnes and Adam Rasgon

news analysis

The flurry of actions underscores how fluid the situation in the region is as President Biden and his team try to ultimately end the war that has devastated Gaza.

By Peter Baker

news analysis

A number of factors have converged to make this a moment when the president might be able to break through the stalemate, advisers say. But their optimism has been dashed before.

By Peter Baker

Mr. Issa, a presumed planner of the Oct. 7 attacks, is one of the most senior Hamas leaders killed in Gaza since the start of the war.

By Adam Rasgon

Israel targeted Marwan Issa, a Hamas military leader, with a strike over the weekend. He is one of three leaders of the group in Gaza who Israel says were the main planners of the Oct. 7 attack.

By Adam Sella

news analysis

The very idea that there will be a clear line between war and peace is misleading, given the politics, security needs and anxieties of all sides.

By Steven Erlanger

Israel and Hamas are battling near a hospital in Khan Younis, near where the military said it had detected mortar fire. About 7,000 people had sought shelter on the hospital grounds, the U.N. said.

By Adam Rasgon,Aaron Boxerman and Thomas Fuller