for gaza, the people in gaza were expressing their feeling, and very few people have access to the internet, some of them, they were saying that maybe this is a moment where israel will declare victory, and they don't care how this world and, they want the war to end. in the next hour, israel confirms the death of yahya sinwar, widely seen as the architect of the october 7th attacks. us vice president kamala harris says sinwar�*s death is a chance to "finally end the war in gaza", but israel's prime minister insists the war against hamas is "not over yet". we'll gauge the significance of yahya sinwar�*s killing for conflict in the middle east. also in the programme — tributes flood in for

the former one direction singer liam payne, who's died at the age of 31. liam payne, who's died and in al decoded, we'll be asking whether ai—generated images are harming the art of photography. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says the death of the hamas leader yahya sinwar, which he confirmed, offers a chance for peace in the middle east, but warned the war in gaza was not over. yahya sinwar is widely seen as the architect of the october 7th attacks on israel which sparked the year—long war. he'd been israel's number—one target. dna tests were carried out to determine whether sinwar was one of three people killed during a ground operation by israeli troops in the city of rafah today. sinwar is the third senior

hamas figure killed by israel in its military operation in gaza. he became hamas chief following the assassination of ismail haniyeh in iran injuly. israel says mohammed deif, commander of hamas�* military wing, was killed in a strike on khan younis, also injuly. he's said to have survived seven israeli assassination attempts. president biden says yahya sinwar�*s death marks a good day for israel, for the us, and for the world. in the last hour, we've also heard from the us vice president kamala harris. she said us operations and intelligence personnel had worked with is really counterparts to track down yahya sinwar and other hamas leaders. israel has a right to defend itself, and the threat hamas poses to israel must be eliminated. today, there is clear progress toward that goal. hamas is decimated and its leadership is eliminated. this moment gives us an opportunity to finally end the war in gaza, and it must end such that israel is secure.

the hostages are released, the suffering in gaza ends, and the palestinian people can realise their right to dignity, security, freedom and self—determination. and it is time for the day after to begin without hamas in power. we will not give up on these goals, and i will always work to create a future of peace, dignity and security for all. i thank you all. speaking in the past hour or so, mr netanyahu warned that the war with hamas was not over and israel would continue with its operation until all the hostages were returned. translation: this is - a milestone in taking down the evil rule of hamas. and let me say very

clearly once again — hamas will no longer rule in gaza. this is the beginning of the day after hamas. this is an opportunity for you, residents of gaza, to finally liberate yourself from his tyranny. to hamas terrorists, let me say this — your leaders are running away, and they will be taken down. i'm calling upon anyone holding our hostages, if you take down your weapons and return our hostages, we will allow you to come out and live. let's cross life to a press conference in washington. we announced _ conference in washington. - announced last evening that your security forces conducted precision strikes against five underground weapon stations and houthis controlled stations of yemen, we targeted several

underground facilities which had weapons that were used throughout the region, us command is still connecting a post strike assessment so i do not have details to provide on that front other than to say it we struck exactly what we intended to hit, and we will provide updates as appropriate. as was highlighted last night, the deployment of the us bomber was a unique dem of the united states ability to target areas that enemies try to... just before we _ that enemies try to... just before we came _ that enemies try to... just before we came to - that enemies try to... just before we came to that. that enemies try to... just before we came to that press conference life, he was speaking about yahya sinwar, but obviously they're talking about strikes in yemen, so will continue to monitor if he comes back to the subject of the head of hamas who was in kids. ——

who has been killed. from jerusalem, our international editor jeremy bowen reports on how the news of sinwar�*s death was broken. at the beach south of tel aviv, a lifeguard picked up his microphone. "attention, all bathers, it's not ioo%, but there is a strong chance that the rat from the tunnels known as yahya sinwar is dead." celebrations started as the first reports were posted on social media during the afternoon. they knew sinwar�*s death would be a big victory for israel and a big defeat for hamas. israeli soldiers took photos of a dead man wearing combat gear who looked like sinwar. the man was killed by a tank yesterday after a chance encounter with an israeli unit. yahya sinwar spent 22 years in israeli jails for killing four palestinians who'd collaborated with israel, so the security services have his dental records and dna. injail, he learned hebrew, studied his enemy and believed he had worked out how

to fight them. on the 7th of october last year, in a meticulously planned series of attacks, sinwar and his men inflicted israel's worst—ever defeat. and a collective trauma that is still deeply felt. the killing of civilians, the hostagetaking, and the celebrations of their enemies recall for many israelis the nazi holocaust in the second world war. israel's response, a year of war, continued this morning. around 25 palestinians were killed and dozens more wounded in the latest big raid onjabalia camp in northern gaza. israel said it bombed a hamas command centre. doctors said the casualties they saw were civilians. israel's response to the 7th of october attacks has killed at least 42,000 people in gaza. its war aims of destroying hamas and freeing its hostages had not yet been achieved, so killing yahya sinwar would be the biggest victory so far.

israel does not let us report independently from gaza, but this reaction in khan younis was filmed for the bbc. dr muhammad ali masri said, "my message to the zionist enemy is that for every leader they assassinate, a thousand more will rise to take his place". the hamas organisation that sinwar and others built before the 7th of october attacks is largely broken. left of sinwar is ismail haniyeh, hamas' political leader, who was assassinated in july. the war goes on. parachute drops of aid resumed after the americans said israel had to allow in more food and relief supplies. israelis are already celebrating killing sinwar, but hamas still has its hostages and is still fighting. jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. we can cross live tojerusalem and our correspondent there wyre davies.

we heard from benjamin netanyahu, saying that this is appealing to the people in gaza that this is an opportunity for peace but also seen the war is not over, so where are we? it’s not over, so where are we? it's a hue not over, so where are we? it's a huge boost — not over, so where are we? it�*s a huge boost for benjamin netanyahu, he will believe it justifies his decision to continue the war, at times when other people, particularly the families of the hostages here in israel, were urging them to strike a cease—fire deal to allow the hostages to be released. netanyahu has always been belligerently tough in his view that the fight against hamas has to finish first, i know by killing the leader of hamas, yahya sinwar, it is huge for him. he said in a speech the night, it is the beginning of the day after hamas, but the war is not over, and asjeremy said in that piece, fighting is

still continuing, particularly in northern gaza, more than 42,000 people, many of them civilians, have been killed in the course of this work, that's according to the hamas run has ministry, but those figures are accepted by many aid agencies, and the work continues. the death of yahya sinwar will deal a massive blow to hamas, we don't know who he is replacing him and will be in charge of the hamas almost guerrilla army fights here in gaza, but it continues. some people, perhaps even the americans, may see this as a chink of light that may allow peace talks to restart, the qataris as well, and certainly the families of the hostages in israel believe now this is the time to talk much more strongly and forcefully about getting the 101 remaining hostages released, but benjamin netanyahu is language night was the work continues. liane netanyahu is language night was the work continues.— the work continues. live from jerusalem. — the work continues. live from jerusalem, and _ the work continues. live from jerusalem, and yes _ the work continues. live from jerusalem, and yes the - the work continues. live from

jerusalem, and yes the us . the work continues. live from jerusalem, and yes the us is | jerusalem, and yes the us is saying it is trying to push forward for talks for a cease—fire and release of hostages after the death of yahya sinwar, but we are waiting to see what is happening. lots of reaction coming. the nato secretary—general mark rutte gave his reaction to the death of yahya sinwar. of course, he is widely recognised as the architect of the 7th of october 2023 terrorist attacks on israel. i have condemned them. all allies have condemned them. every reasonable soul in the world has condemned them, so if he has died, i personally will not miss him. with me is our security correspondent frank gardner. obviously he was on his roast target list, but explain the significance of israel capturing this man. significance of israel ca-uturin this man. , ., capturing this man. they have killed them — capturing this man. they have killed them rather— capturing this man. they have killed them rather than - killed them rather than captured, but it is usually significant, for its release, it's as significant as the killing of osama bin laden was

for americans coming after the 9/11 attacks, and interestingly, the former cia chief, and before that central command command —— commander, says it may even be more significant, because whereas osama bin laden was holed up in his villa in pakistan, not really able to have much operational impact on al-qaeda because he was so worried about being found, which she was in the end, this guy, yahya sinwar, was commanded hamas, so backin sinwar, was commanded hamas, so back injuly, onjuly 31 when an explosion went off in the to run which killed ismail haniyeh, his predecessor the leader of the political wing of hamas, hamas announced they would make the yahya sinwar the new leader of hamas altogether, which was a deliberate and conscious decision to send a signal of defiance that they were not going to go down a more compromising route, they appointed the most hard—core

opponent of israel they could possibly find, a man who is been steeped in violence and opposition to israel. he spent 22 years and israeli jails, learned fluent hebrew. even while injail, he was learned fluent hebrew. even while in jail, he was a feared character, he was a big daddy on the wing. he had other people looking up to him in jail, and he really understood a lot about the israeli mindset. he read israeli newspapers, and was a very cunning strategist. i don't want to bring him up in that sense, but ijust say want to bring him up in that sense, but i just say for israel, he was a formidable full, and someone who was been on their target list for a long time. he would be mourned by some gazans, certainly by eight hamas members, they will declare him a martyr, it will quickly replace them, right must meet with his brother, mohammed sinwar, i can't see an industry straightaway to the in gaza, so while it would be tempting to see this is a

wonderful opportunity to see some kind of deal that ends the fighting in gaza, perhaps a wider deal that in the fighting in lebanon and yemen and so on, i don't see typing right now because israel is on a roll as far as they're concerned, militarily, and they are determined to eliminate their enemies around the region. whether that will work absent a final peace deal that actually secures a homeland for the palestinians in the longer term is quite hard to predict. frank, as always, really good to get your expertise, thank you so much. lots to unpick with what frank has just described to us. and we can talk to... tricia bacon is associate professor at the american university in washington, where she directs the policy anti—terrorism hub. welcome to the context. just a frank gardner's point there, where is hamas and now was a mark will they be regrouping and naming a new leader or when they want to keep this quiet this time around? it

they want to keep this quiet this time around?— they want to keep this quiet this time around? it is likely they would _ this time around? it is likely they would want _ this time around? it is likely they would want to - this time around? it is likely they would want to name i this time around? it is likely they would want to name a l this time around? it is likely i they would want to name a new leader but the question is how they go about the process on a green on a successor given that the organisation has to be careful not to be detected by israeli military operations. i think they would try to do so, but whether they can really have a consensus and cohere around own and a leader in this environment is an open question. environment is an open question-— environment is an open cuestion. , , ., question. just in terms of the timinas question. just in terms of the timings as — question. just in terms of the timings as to _ question. just in terms of the timings as to when _ question. just in terms of the timings as to when they - question. just in terms of the timings as to when they try . question. just in terms of the | timings as to when they try to regroup, what kind of, they have been in gaza, we have seen the destruction across gaza, how are they functioning as a military organisation? it is military organisation? it is lona military organisation? it is long been _ military organisation? it is long been an _ military organisation? it is long been an pretty- military organisation? it 3 long been an pretty instituted —— institutionalised organisation, a mature one so i sex over the last year has broken down those systems, so we can expect that hamas is in a decentralised moment in its operations, which will make

identifying a successor that the organisation agrees upon particularly challenging. when it comes to — particularly challenging. when it comes to what _ particularly challenging. when it comes to what we're - particularly challenging. when it comes to what we're seeing | it comes to what we're seeing on the ground, in terms of the consequences of israel's actions, are we seeing the potential radicalisation of the next generation? i potential radicalisation of the next generation?— potential radicalisation of the next generation? i think there is the potential— next generation? i think there is the potential for _ next generation? i think there is the potential for that - next generation? i think there is the potential for that right l is the potential for that right i like that —— radicalisation of the next generation for those involved in the conflict as well as those consuming contact on the conflict through social media and other needs, there is an overall radicalisation is up effect of this conflict.— this conflict. ben'amin netanyahu * this conflict. benjamin netanyahu wants - this conflict. benjamin netanyahu wants to i this conflict. benjamin - netanyahu wants to continue until hamas is eliminated, is that feasible quest mark it's to mark possible to defeat an organisation like this but eliminating them is a high bar, meaning organised —— activities will have to go on for a longer time, whereas effectively defeating a organisation that this will still be challenging,

but in the minutes of them would be difficult to do militarily alone. where is your assessment? looking into the future, how's this is and and did she get —— the escalate now that israel has them and they have been targetin