U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

10/17/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/17/2024 18:57

Chair Cardin on the Killing of Hamas Leader and October 7 Mastermind Yahya Sinwar

WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on the elimination of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar:

"Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind behind the heinous October 7, 2023, attacks, is dead. He had the blood of innocent Israelis, Palestinians, and Americans on his hands, and the world is safer without him.

"Now is the time to reject his legacy of death, destruction, and suffering for both Palestinians and Israelis. It is time to secure an agreement for the release of the hostages he took. And it is time to chart a path that refuses to accept a region in perpetual conflict, instead embracing a future that fulfills the aspirations of peace, security, prosperity, dignity, and mutual recognition for Israelis and Palestinians alike, and for all the people of the region."

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