“Having access to a humanitarian passport—even if expired in 2017—could possibly provide access to humanitarian corridors to evacuate a crisis zone,” said Riza Kumar, a research analyst with the Counter Extremism Project, a nonprofit policy group. “Given that only two others died alongside Sinwar, his small entourage suggests he was attempting to make moves that wouldn’t be so easily detected.”
"Hans Jakob Schindler, Sr. Director at the Counter Extremism Project discusses how Israeli forces found Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and the circumstances of his death."
Counter Extremism Project (CEP) CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace and President Fran Townsend issued the following statement today, on the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza following a successful Israel Defense Force operation:
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""Having access to a humanitarian passport—even if expired in 2017—could possibly provide access to humanitarian corridors to evacuate a crisis zone," said Riza Kumar, a research analyst with the Counter Extremism Project, a nonprofit policy group. "Given that only two others died alongside Sinwar, his small entourage suggests he was attempting to make moves that wouldn't be so easily detected.""
“The death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar could have a decisive influence on the conflict in the Gaza Strip - but only for a short time. Terrorism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler examines the consequences and opportunities that now arise for Israel and the region. The Israeli government has now confirmed that DNA analysis has confirmed the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in the Gaza Strip. Sinwar had only taken over leadership of the entire organization in August following the death of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran at the end of July. With this military operation, Israel succeeded in eliminating the entire top leadership of Hamas in the Gaza Strip.”
"Edmund Fitton Brown, Senior Advisor to the Counter Extremism Project and former UK Ambassador to Yemen, told MailOnline the assassination could lead to 'fragmentation' and the 'collapse of communications, command and control'."
“Israel's prime minister says the top Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has been killed in a military operation in Gaza. Israeli officials said Sinwar's body was recovered, with DNA tests confirming his identity. Sinwar is considered the chief architect behind the Hamas October 7 terror attack on Israel that left more than a thousand people dead and triggered the war in Gaza, which health officials there say has killed more than 42,000 people. Sinwar took over leadership of the Palestinian militant group after the top political leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran. Hamas has not yet commented on the fate of its leader. […] Hans Jakob-Schindler, Middle East Security Expert, on implications of Sinwar’s death.”
"Sinwar's death is a "a major blow" to Hamas, said Edmund Fitton-Brown, a former senior United Nations counterterrorism official who currently serves as a senior adviser for the Counter Extremism Project."
“There is a lot of speculation, but hardly any precise information. Since October 7, Israel has been hunting Jihia Sinwar , one of the masterminds of the massacre that the terrorist organization carried out in Israel that day. More than 1,200 people were brutally murdered, more than 250 were kidnapped in the Gaza Strip. And the Hamas leader is still at large. […] To find out details about his whereabouts, one would have to be a member of the Israeli or American security apparatus, says Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the international Counter Extremism Project and head of its office in Berlin. "In my opinion, Sinwar is still in the Gaza Strip, or rather in the tunnels under the Gaza Strip ," Schindler told the Tagesspiegel.”
Counter Extremism Project (CEP) CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace released the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Justice indictment of six Hamas leaders—Ismail Haniyeh, Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Deif (al Masri), Marwan Issa, Khaled...
Marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Counter Extremism Project's ARCHER at House 88 presents a landmark concert of music composed in ghettos and death camps, performed in defiance of resurgent antisemitism. Curated with world renowned composer, conductor, and musicologist Francesco Lotoro, the program restores classical, folk, and popular works, many written on scraps of paper or recalled from memory, to public consciousness. Featuring world and U.S. premieres from Lotoro's archive, this concert honors a repertoire that endured against unimaginable evil.