Sinwar Killed
A massive IDF victory: Yesterday, Israeli forces confirmed that they killed Hamas’ leader, Yahya Sinwar, on Wednesday. Sinwar was believed to be directing the terrorist group’s military operations.
He was killed in a firefight between Israeli Defense Forces soldiers and Hamas militants, along with two others. DNA samples, plus dental records and fingerprints, confirmed that the initially unidentified body was, in fact, Sinwar. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refrained from declaring victory; the dozens of remaining hostages must still be returned, and Netanyahu (along with his political allies) maintain that total elimination of Hamas is still the goal.
Hamas leaders who remain, whose whereabouts are in some cases unknown but who are believed to be alive, include Khaled Mashal, a former political leader of Hamas; Khalil al-Hayya, the deputy leader of Hamas in Gaza (who hides out in Qatar); Mousa Abu Marzouk, who exercises political influence; and Mohammad Deif, the commander of Hamas’s military, per The New York Times.Â
Still, some Israelis and Gazans hope that this means an end to the war is in sight; with Hamas’ capacity utterly crippled, and some of its most crucial leaders assassinated, it’s clear that the IDF is accomplishing a huge part of what it set out to do, even if stopping now would mean stopping short of Netanyahu’s promised annihilation.
Elon Musk on the stump: “This election, I think, is going to decide the fate of America, and along with the fate of America, the fate of Western civilization,” said Musk yesterday at a Pennsylvania town hall in support of Donald Trump. He’s hit the campaign trail for Trump, and he’s given a little shy of $75 million over the course of three months to his pro-Trump super PAC—an interesting about-face since he had formerly said, back in March, that he would not be giving any money to a presidential candidate this time around.
It’s not totally clear what changed, especially since Musk had served on Trump’s business advisory councils years ago, quitting in June 2017 over the president’s withdrawal from the Paris climate accords. Obviously Musk is on the receiving end of government contracts that affect his SpaceX operations, and is beholden to regulations that affect the performance of his companies Tesla and Starlink; he has every incentive to favor an administration that will make it easier for him to make money. But also, Trump clearly flatters him, and may in fact be taking his insights quite seriously. Trump has mentioned appointing Musk “Secretary of Cost-Cutting” or giving him some other position in his administration.
Tomorrow night through Monday, I will be giving a series of talks throughout Pennsylvania.
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— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 16, 2024
The explicit Musk entry into politics—first with the takeover of X and now with the Trump campaigning—means lefty environmentalists can’t stomach the man anymore. “Self-identified Democrats have soured on Tesla since 2022, and that trend acce
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