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| '''Yahya Sinwar''' ('''Yehiya Sinwar''' {{lang-ar|يحيى السنوار}}) (born 1962) is a ] military leader in the ] in ], and |
'''Yahya Sinwar''' ('''Yehiya Sinwar''' {{lang-ar|يحيى السنوار}}) (born 1962) is a ] military leader in the ] in ], and Hamas political leader in the Gaza Strip, taking over from ] in February 2017.<ref name="Beaumont">{{Cite news|last=Beaumont |first=Peter |title=Hamas elects hardliner Yahya Sinwar as its Gaza Strip chief |date=13 February 2017 |newspaper=] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/13/hamas-elects-hardliner-yahya-sinwar-as-its-gaza-strip-chief |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213150750/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/13/hamas-elects-hardliner-yahya-sinwar-as-its-gaza-strip-chief |archive-date=13 February 2017 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref name="Balousha">{{Cite news|last1=Balousha |first1=Hazam |last2=Booth |first2=William |date=13 February 2017 |title=Hamas names hard-liner as its new political leader in Gaza |newspaper=] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/hamas-names-hard-liner-as-its-new-political-leader-in-gaza-/2017/02/13/b4e31518-f1f6-11e6-9fb1-2d8f3fc9c0ed_story.html |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6oHn0CiO9?https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/hamas-names-hard-liner-as-its-new-political-leader-in-gaza-/2017/02/13/b4e31518-f1f6-11e6-9fb1-2d8f3fc9c0ed_story.html |archive-date=15 February 2017 |deadurl=no}}</ref> He was one of the co-founders of the security apparatus of ].<ref name="paldf">{{Cite web|script-title=نبذة عن حياة الأسير يحيى السنوار مؤسس الجهاز الأمني لحركة المقاومة الإسلامية حماس |trans-title=About the life of the prisoner Yahya Sinwar founder of the security apparatus of the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas |date=15 April 2010 |language=ar |publisher=Palestinian Information Center |url=https://www.paldf.net/forum/showthread.php?t=602970 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624171302/https://www.paldf.net/forum/showthread.php?t=602970 |archive-date=2016 |deadurl=no}}</ref> He is the second most powerful figure within Hamas.<ref name=“veconomist” >{{cite news|author=|title=The Palestinians try to reconcile|url=https://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21730026-latest-effort-likely-fail-palestinians-try-reconcile|work=]|date=5 October 2017}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | In September 2015, Sinwar was declared a "terrorist" by the United States government.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Terrorist Designations of Yahya Sinwar, Rawhi Mushtaha, and Muhammed Deif |publisher=United States Department of State |date=8 September 2015 |url=https://www.state.gov/r/pa/Prs/ps/2015/09/246686.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170114025502/https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2015/09/246686.htm |archive-date=14 January 2017 |deadurl=yes}}</ref> | ||
| ==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
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| Sinwar was first arrested in 1982 for subversive activities and he served several months in the ] prison where he met other Palestinian activists, including ], and dedicated himself to the Palestinian cause.<ref name="paldf" /> Arrested again in 1985,<ref name="Balousha" /> upon his release he together with Rawhi Mushtaha co-founded the Munazzamat al Jihad w’al-Dawa (Majd) security organisation, which worked to, ''inter alia'', identify Israeli spies in the Palestinian movement,<ref name="Beaumont" /> and which in 1987 became the "police" of Hamas.<ref name="paldf" /> | Sinwar was first arrested in 1982 for subversive activities and he served several months in the ] prison where he met other Palestinian activists, including ], and dedicated himself to the Palestinian cause.<ref name="paldf" /> Arrested again in 1985,<ref name="Balousha" /> upon his release he together with Rawhi Mushtaha co-founded the Munazzamat al Jihad w’al-Dawa (Majd) security organisation, which worked to, ''inter alia'', identify Israeli spies in the Palestinian movement,<ref name="Beaumont" /> and which in 1987 became the "police" of Hamas.<ref name="paldf" /> | ||
| In 1988, he masterminded the abduction and killing of two Israeli soldiers, was arrested, convicted of murder, and sentenced to multiple life sentences.<ref name="Balousha" /> He tried to escape several times but was always caught.<ref name="Ezzedeen" /><ref>{{Cite web|script-title=قائد حماس بالسجون يحيى السنوار... خطط للهرب اكثر من مرة وعوقب بالعزل |trans-title=Imprisoned Hamas leader Yehia Sinwar ... planned to escape more than once and was punished with solitary |date=19 October 2011 |publisher=Maan News Agency |url=http://www.maannews.net/Content.aspx?id=429675 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215051848/http://www.maannews.net/Content.aspx?id=429675 |archive-date=15 February 2017 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Sinwar served 22 years of his sentence before being released and repatriated to Gaza as part of the ] for Israeli soldier ].<ref name="Beaumont" /> | In 1988, he masterminded the abduction and killing of two Israeli soldiers, was arrested, convicted of murder, and sentenced in 1989 to multiple life sentences.<ref name="Balousha" /> He tried to escape several times but was always caught.<ref name="Ezzedeen" /><ref>{{Cite web|script-title=قائد حماس بالسجون يحيى السنوار... خطط للهرب اكثر من مرة وعوقب بالعزل |trans-title=Imprisoned Hamas leader Yehia Sinwar ... planned to escape more than once and was punished with solitary |date=19 October 2011 |publisher=Maan News Agency |url=http://www.maannews.net/Content.aspx?id=429675 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215051848/http://www.maannews.net/Content.aspx?id=429675 |archive-date=15 February 2017 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Sinwar served 22 years of his sentence before being released in 2011 and repatriated to Gaza as part of the ] for Israeli soldier ].<ref name="Beaumont" /> | ||
| In February 2017 Sinwar was elected Hamas political leader in the Gaza Strip, taking over from ]. Sinwar rejects any reconciliation with Israel.<ref name="Beaumont"/> | |||
| ⚫ | In September 2015, Sinwar was declared a "terrorist" by the United States government.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Terrorist Designations of Yahya Sinwar, Rawhi Mushtaha, and Muhammed Deif |publisher=United States Department of State |date=8 September 2015 |url=https://www.state.gov/r/pa/ |
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| ==References== | |||
| ==Notes and references== | |||
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Revision as of 09:32, 31 May 2018
Yahya Sinwar (Yehiya Sinwar Template:Lang-ar) (born 1962) is a Palestinian military leader in the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades in Gaza, and Hamas political leader in the Gaza Strip, taking over from Ismail Haniyeh in February 2017. He was one of the co-founders of the security apparatus of Hamas. He is the second most powerful figure within Hamas.
In September 2015, Sinwar was declared a "terrorist" by the United States government.
Early life
Sinwar was born Yahya Ibrahim Hassan Sinwar in 1962, in a refugee camp in Khan Yunis, where he spent his early years. After he graduated from high school at Khan Yunis Secondary School for Boys, he went on to the Islamic University of Gaza where he received a bachelor's degree in Arabic Studies.
Career
Sinwar was first arrested in 1982 for subversive activities and he served several months in the Far'a prison where he met other Palestinian activists, including Salah Shehade, and dedicated himself to the Palestinian cause. Arrested again in 1985, upon his release he together with Rawhi Mushtaha co-founded the Munazzamat al Jihad w’al-Dawa (Majd) security organisation, which worked to, inter alia, identify Israeli spies in the Palestinian movement, and which in 1987 became the "police" of Hamas.
In 1988, he masterminded the abduction and killing of two Israeli soldiers, was arrested, convicted of murder, and sentenced in 1989 to multiple life sentences. He tried to escape several times but was always caught. Sinwar served 22 years of his sentence before being released in 2011 and repatriated to Gaza as part of the prisoner exchange for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.
In February 2017 Sinwar was elected Hamas political leader in the Gaza Strip, taking over from Ismail Haniyeh. Sinwar rejects any reconciliation with Israel.
References
- ^ Beaumont, Peter (13 February 2017). "Hamas elects hardliner Yahya Sinwar as its Gaza Strip chief". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 13 February 2017.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Balousha, Hazam; Booth, William (13 February 2017). "Hamas names hard-liner as its new political leader in Gaza". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ نبذة عن حياة الأسير يحيى السنوار مؤسس الجهاز الأمني لحركة المقاومة الإسلامية حماس [About the life of the prisoner Yahya Sinwar founder of the security apparatus of the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas] (in Arabic). Palestinian Information Center. 15 April 2010. Archived from the original on 2016.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Invalid|script-title=: missing prefix (help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - "The Palestinians try to reconcile". The Economist. 5 October 2017.
- "Terrorist Designations of Yahya Sinwar, Rawhi Mushtaha, and Muhammed Deif". United States Department of State. 8 September 2015. Archived from the original on 14 January 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Yehya Ibrahim Sinwar". Ezzedeen AL-Qassam Brigades. Archived from the original on 2 September 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - قائد حماس بالسجون يحيى السنوار... خطط للهرب اكثر من مرة وعوقب بالعزل [Imprisoned Hamas leader Yehia Sinwar ... planned to escape more than once and was punished with solitary]. Maan News Agency. 19 October 2011. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017.
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