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Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Israel’s killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza, U.S. strikes in Yemen, and a fuel tanker tragedy in Nigeria.

Israeli forces killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar—one of the chief architects of Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel—during an military operation in southern Gaza on Wednesday, Israeli officials said on Thursday. His death signifies a major blow to the militant group and has only intensified uncertainty about the future of what has become a widening regional war in the Middle East.

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Israel’s killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza, U.S. strikes in Yemen, and a fuel tanker tragedy in Nigeria.

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Israeli forces killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar—one of the chief architects of Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel—during an military operation in southern Gaza on Wednesday, Israeli officials said on Thursday. His death signifies a major blow to the militant group and has only intensified uncertainty about the future of what has become a widening regional war in the Middle East.

While details are still emerging, initial reports suggest that Sinwar’s death was coincidental—not the result of Israeli intelligence pinpointing the notoriously elusive Hamas leader’s location. Sinwar was reportedly killed when Israeli soldiers exchanged fire with three armed men during a standard patrol, killing all three, Axios reported. It was only after using DNA testing and dental record comparisons that Israeli officials formally confirmed that Sinwar was among those killed. Hamas has not yet........

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