Under the deal, approved by Israel’s government, 33 Israeli hostages will be exchanged for more than 730 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.
Hamas had asked for the body of its former leader to be handed over in the first phase of the agreement, in addition to several major terrorists held in Israeli prisons
Israel will not hand over the body of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar as part of a hostage-prisoner exchange deal, a government source stated Monday night. Earlier in the evening, Arab media outlet Al Arabiya/Al Hadath reported that Hamas requested Sinwar's body be handed over during the first phase of the deal.
YAHYA Sinwar’s brother Mohammed who has taken over as Hamas leader is said to be working to rebuild the terror group. The younger Sinwar, dubbed “The Shadow,” is recruiting
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According to reports, Israeli troops will be permitted to remain in the so-called Philadelphia Corridor separating Egypt and Gaza for at least another six weeks, but then they're expected to leave and the so-called Phase II of the deal mandates a complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, and some kind of "permanent" cease-fire.
Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei's media team announced that a documentary dedicated to Yahya Sinwar's "legacy" is in the works, according to a post on X/Twitter from his English official page. “Yahya Sinwar, a man whose soul continues to fight,” his team wrote in their post.
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A Houthi supporter raises a banner in front of a billboard of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who killed by Israeli troops in Gaza last year, during an anti-Israel rally in
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Israel and Hamas are finalizing an agreement for a phased cease-fire to end 15 months of brutal fighting in Gaza.