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Oct 2024
19m 28s

Another Take: Who was Yahya Sinwar?

Al Jazeera
About this episode

Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on August 12, 2024. None of the dates, titles, or other references from that time have been changed.

Hamas has confirmed that Yahya Sinwar has been killed in combat by an Israeli strike. But who was Yahya Sinwar? And what did his steadfast commitment to resistance mean for Gaza?

In this episode:

  • Mohammad Alsaafin (@malsaafin), Senior Producer at AJ+ 

Episode credits:

This episode was updated by Chloe K. Li and Sarí el-Khalili. The original production team was Tamara Khandaker and Chloe K. Li with Duha Mossad, Veronique Eshaya, Amy Walters, and our host Malika Bilal. 

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik. Munera Al Dosari and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers.

Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.

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