The recent confirmed death of Yahya Sinwar, Hamas's most notorious leader, should be seen as more than just the elimination of a terrorist mastermind. It should serve as a glaring reminder of something altogether more troubling: Israel's lonely battle against terror,

His rise was the culmination of decades of planning and outmanoeuvring of opponents, turning a movement into the Sinwar show. In prison in Israel, this violent and calculating man became more systematic in his thinking,

Group has assigned leadership responsibilities to a five-member committee instead of appointing a single new leader