Hamas has confirmed Israel killed the organization's leader, Yahya Sinwar, marking what could be a turning point in its yearlong war. Sinwar was apparently not killed as part of a targeted strike, but in the course of Israel's indiscriminate assault on the Gaza Strip. "It's not a war that's happening against Hamas … This is an Israeli genocide against the Palestinian people," says Palestinian analyst Tareq Baconi, author of _Hamas Contained: The Rise and Pacification of Palestinian Resistance_. "The removal of someone like Yahya Sinwar will not stop the Netanyahu government from carrying out its genocide in the Gaza Strip." Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at democracynow.org Mondays to Fridays 8-9 a.m. ET.
