Barry Daugherty

 Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar was killed by Israeli forces on October 16. He was the mastermind of the October 7 massacre in which Hamas terrorists killed 1,200 people in Israel. An impoverished childhood and 22 years in Israeli prisons increased Sinwar's suffering threshold. Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza City with the child of a Palestinian fighter killed by Israel, in this May 2021 photo. Sinwar was killed by Israeli forces on October 16 Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza City with the child of a Palestinian fighter killed by Israel, in this May 2021 photo. Sinwar was killed by Israeli forces on October 16. (Image: AFP) The 22 years that Yahya Sinwar spent in Israeli jails steeled his resolve and transformed him into a leader of Hamas. During his stint in the jail in Ashkelon, he would play table tennis bare foot. Ashkelon is the place from where his parents fled to Gaza during the Intifada in 1948. Sinwar said he wanted his "feet to touch the land of Palestine". Sinwar ...

 On October 17 2024, Israel announced the death of Yahya Sinwar, a chief architect of Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, that sparked the Israel-Hamas war. This comes on the heels of Israeli strikes in Lebanon that killed many high-ranking Hezbollah leaders in recent weeks, including Hassan Nasrallah . So far, several Hamas and Hezbollah leaders have been killed along with other militants since the beginning of the current war. Also read: Sinwar killing LIVE updates Here’s a list of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders who have been killed in the ongoing war 1. Yahya Sinwar: Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza. He was driven by his deep antipathy towards the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories and deep commitment to the Islamist ideology of Hamas. 2. Hassan Nasrallah: Lebanon’s Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, whom Israel said on September 28, 2024, it has killed, led Hezbollah through decades of conflict with Israel, overseeing its transformation into ...

 Justin Trudeau has admitted that his government had not provided India with any hard evidence on Indian agents' alleged involvement in the murder of Nijjar. The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday took a sharp jibe at Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for espousing the 'One India' policy, saying there was a "gap between his actions and words". Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears as a witness at the Foreign Interference Commission in Ottawa, Ontario.(AP) Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears as a witness at the Foreign Interference Commission in Ottawa, Ontario.(AP) India and Canada's diplomatic relations hit rock bottom this week after the latter communicated to New Delhi that its senior diplomats were “persons of interest” in the probe linked to Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar's murder. Responding to the grave allegation, India expelled six Canadian diplomats and recalled its officials from the country. De...

 For the first time since the US accused an unnamed Indian official, CC-1, of allegedly trying to kill pro-Khalistan separatist figure Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, US federal prosecutors have named Vikash Yadav as the intelligence official and charged him with “murder-for-hire and money laundering.” This comes almost 11 months after the first US indictment uncovering the alleged plot. On Friday, US prosecutors in New York announced the “filing of murder-for-hire and money laundering charges against Indian government employee VIKASH Yadav, a/k/a “Vikas,” a/k/a “Amanat,” in connection with his role in directing a foiled plot to assassinate a U.S. citizen in New York City”, said a statement from the US Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York. It said that the charges are contained in a second superseding indictment unsealed today in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York. Yadav’s alleged co-conspirator, Nikhil Gupta, was previously charged and extradited to t...

 United States on Thursday charged a second Indian, former intelligence officer Vikash Yadav, in an alleged plot to kill terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, who holds US and Canadian citizenship. The US justice department announced that while Yadav is not in custody currently, the 39-year old faces charges of conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire and money laundering. Yadav worked for Cabinet Secretariat, which includes the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), the country's foreign intelligence service. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a wanted poster for Yadav. Born in 1984 in Haryana, Yadav is an Indian national based in India and used 'Amanat' as an alias when communicating with his co-conspirator, another Indian national, to facilitate the murder plot, according to the information mentioned on the wanted poster released by FBI. Sikh separatist Pannun is linked with Sikhs for Justice, a New York-based group advocating for the secession of Punjab from India. ...

  • Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, believed by Israel to be chief architect of the militant group’s deadly October 7, 2023, terror attack that set off the war in Gaza, was killed by Israeli forces, officials said. • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sinwar’s death marked “the beginning of the day after Hamas.” He vowed that Israel would continue fighting Hamas in Gaza until all hostages are returned home. • In a call discussing Sinwar’s death, Netanyahu and US President Joe Biden agreed there was an opportunity to advance the release of the hostages in Gaza. US officials said they would redouble their efforts with mediators to push for a ceasefire deal. • Despite optimism that Sinwar’s death could bring a Gaza deal closer to fruition, two sources told CNN that Israel’s approach to Iran and its proxies in other countries are seen as “distinct” operations. Israel’s pending retaliation against Iran could come within days, one source said. Our live coverage of the conflict in the Midd...