The last moments of Hamas leader Sinwar, captured by an Israeli army drone
An Israeli army drone captured the final moments of Hamas's supreme leader, Yahya Sinwar, in Gaza. Fox News' Matt Finn reports on the latest developments in his death, and “America's Newsroom” co-anchor Bill Hemmer breaks down the horrific footage.
Several major international figures died in 2024, from Putin critic Alexei Navalny to Israel's greatest foe in the Middle East.
Here are five of the biggest names who lost their lives this year:
Alexei Navalny – February 16
Alexei Navalny – a fierce critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin – He died in a penal colony in Siberia On February 16, Russian officials said at the time that Navalny reported feeling unwell after walking before losing consciousness and dying.
Navalny was detained in the IK-3 penal colony, also known as “Polar Wolf,” in Kharb, which is considered one of the toughest prisons in the country. The 47-year-old was serving a prison sentence The accusations he says are politically motivated.
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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny attends a rally in support of political prisoners in Moscow, Russia, on September 29, 2019. (Seva Karacan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Navalny was previously the victim of an alleged assassination attempt in 2020, when he was poisoned with the suspected Novichok nerve agent.
In August, Navalny's widow I retracted the report of investigators claiming he died as a result of an irregular heartbeat and a combination of illnesses, describing the findings as “a pathetic attempt to hide what happened – murder.”
Ibrahim Raisi – May 19
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and other officials He died on May 19 After their helicopter crashed in a mountainous area of the country.
My boss is 63 years old Nicknamed “The Butcher of Tehran” The first Trump administration had previously imposed sanctions on him for his role in carrying out the massacre of 5,000 Iranian political prisoners in 1988 and for his role in the clerical regime's slaughter of 1,500 Iranian protesters in 2019.
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, in September 2022. (Sputnik/Alexander Demyanchuk/Reuters)
An official investigation into the helicopter crash later revealed that it was caused by difficult weather and weather conditions.
Ismail Haniyeh – July 31
Ismail Haniyeh, 62 years old, headed the political bureau of the Palestinian Hamas movement Killed by an air strike In Tehran on July 31 after attending the inauguration of the new Iranian president.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, however Israel was quickly blamed After vowing to kill Haniyeh and other Hamas leaders over the terrorist group's October 7 attack on the Jewish state.
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Ismail Haniyeh speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, on March 26, 2024. (Majid Asgharipour/West Asia News Agency/Reuters)
It was Haniyeh He was arrested by Israeli forces in 1989 For his membership in Hamas, he spent three years in prison. In 1992, he was deported to Lebanon along with a group of senior officials and founders of the Hamas movement. He then returned to the Gaza Strip after the signing of the interim peace agreements in 1993 between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization.
Since 2018, the United States has designated Haniyeh a terrorist, saying he is closely linked to the military wing of Hamas.
Hassan Nasrallah – September 27
Hassan Nasrallah, The leader of the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah, was killed in an Israeli air strike in Beirut on September 27.
64 years old It was inside Hezbollah's central headquarters.
An Israeli military profile photo showing Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
The Israeli military said Nasrallah founded Hezbollah in 1982 and “initiated, planned and carried out thousands of terrorist attacks against the citizens of Israel, Jewish communities and people around the world.”
She added: “Under his leadership, Lebanon has turned into an armed base with precise, advanced, and varied-range weapons targeting Israel and the entire region.”
Yahya Al-Sanwar – October 16
Yahya Al-Sinwar died on October 16 during an Israeli military operation inside the Gaza Strip.
Sinwar, the leader of Hamas, is widely seen as being behind the massacre of Israeli civilians carried out by thousands of Hamas terrorists on October 7.
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was seen fleeing into a tunnel in Gaza in the hours before the October 7 attack on Israel, according to the Israeli military. (IDF)
He was 61 years old referred to by Israel He was nicknamed “The Butcher of Khan Yunis” for the violent and cruel torture methods he practiced against his Israeli and Palestinian enemies.
The Israeli army has long targeted Sinwar, describing him as a “dead man walking.” He remained in hiding for several months in the Gaza Strip during the war launched by Israel against Hamas.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Sinwar said “They fled in fear of our soldiers.” Before he was killed.
Fox News' Landon Munn, Benjamin Wenthal, Morgan Phillips and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
