Hamas’s Gaza chief Yahya Sinwar

In Israeli footage of the last minutes of Hamas leader’s life, some see a symbol of defiance

In Israeli footage of the last minutes of Hamas leader’s life, some see a symbol of defiance

  • For Israel, the scene was one of victory, showing Yahya Sinwar, the architect of Oct. 7, broken and defeated
  • Many in the Arab and Muslim world — whether supporters of Hamas or not — saw something different in the grainy footage: a defiant martyr who died fighting to the end
By AP ·