Malaysia joins Hamas in mourning Yahya Sinwar’s death, PM Anwar says
But Qatar-based Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya, who mourned Sinwar in a video statement last week, reiterated the Palestinian group’s position that no hostages would be released “unless the aggression against our people in Gaza stops”.
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How Israel killed Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas chief believed to be October 7 mastermind
While it did not spell the end of the war, it was “the beginning of the end”, he added.