Few life stories show how small decisions and twists of fate can have massive historical consequences as that of Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader and mastermind of the October 7 massacre who was <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;killed in Gaza&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.timesofisrael.com/high-likelihood-hamas-leader-oct-7-mastermind-yahya-sinwar-killed-by-troops-in-gaza/&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/high-likelihood-hamas-leader-oct-7-mastermind-yahya-sinwar-killed-by-troops-in-gaza/" target="_blank">killed in Gaza</a> on Wednesday.

A member of Hamas since its inception in 1987, Sinwar was <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;convicted&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahya_Sinwar#Early_activities_and_imprisonment&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahya_Sinwar#Early_activities_and_imprisonment" target="_blank">convicted</a> of brutally murdering four Palestinians suspected of collaborating with Israel and sentenced to four consecutive life terms in 1989. In prison, Sinwar learned Hebrew and used the time to read books and Israeli media in order to better understand his enemy.

The Hamas leader could not have met a more fitting end{ai:summary}Yahya Sinwar, Hamas leader responsible for the October 7 massacre, was killed in Gaza. A member since 1987, he was imprisoned for murdering four Palestinians and used his time in jail to study Hebrew and Israeli media to understand his adversaries.#politics

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