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Who was Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader killed by Israel?

By Daniel Estrin
Published October 19, 2024 at 4:57 AM PDT

A look back on the life and politics of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, a key player for the last several years in the Israel-Gaza conflict.

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Corrected: October 19, 2024 at 8:29 AM PDT
An earlier version of this story misspelled the first name of Yahya Sinwar as Yayha.
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Daniel Estrin is NPR's international correspondent in Jerusalem.