Israel had hunted the architect of the 7 October atrocities for more than a year. A chance encounter in Rafah got him.

The killing of Hamas leader and Oct. 7 mastermind Yahya Sinwar, purportedly in a random military action in Gaza, could alter the trajectory of Israel's expanding war. But it's far from certain whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants it to end.

Yahya Sinwar, widely regarded as mastermind behind Hamas' brutal attack on Israel last year, was killed in Israeli military operation in Gaza.