Hamas confirms leader Sinwar’s death, as Hezbollah vows new phase of war

Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader killed in Gaza (Adel Hana/AP)

A top political leader of Hamas, Khalil al-Hayya, has confirmed the death of the group’s leader, Yahya Sinwar.

Mr al-Hayyaa, in a televised statement, reiterated the Palestinian militant group’s stance that it will not release Israeli hostages captured in the group’s October 7 2023 attack on Israel until there is a ceasefire in the yearlong war in Gaza.