October 19, 2024 Meet the Middle East

Sinwar's death clouds path to freeing Israeli hostages

Slain Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was seen as a key obstacle to any agreement on the Israeli hostages seized during the October 7 attack that he orchestrated.With his group plunged into a leadership vacuum by his death, the future of hostage negotiations appears to have become even more complicated.Hamas now needs to appoint a replacement, and that person will play a key role in determining the fate of the Israelis kept hostage since its attack on October 7, 2023.
Source: Al Monitor
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