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Hamas Leader Killed, 'Double-Hater' Voters, President Biden Visits Berlin

2024/10/18
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The killing of Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas, raises questions about the future of the conflict in Gaza and potential ceasefire negotiations.
  • Yahya Sinwar was the mastermind of the October 7th attack on Israel.
  • His death was announced by Israel's military spokesman, Daniel Hagari.
  • President Biden calls for renewed ceasefire talks, but Netanyahu faces pressure from right-wing partners.

Shownotes Transcript

Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas who is believed to be the architect of the Oct 7th attack on Israel has been killed. What a group of voters who disliked both former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden are thinking now that Vice President Harris is in the race. And President Biden is in Berlin today to meet with European leaders for the last time as President. *Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter).Today's episode of Up First was edited by Hannah Bloch, Kelsey Snell, Nick Spicer, Lisa Thomson and Alice Woelfe. It was produced by Paige Waterhouse, Nia Dumas and Kaity Kline. Our Executive Producer is Erika Aguilar. We get engineering support from Stacey Abbott. And our technical director is Andie Huether.*Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)