Israel Defense "Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar is the new Bin Laden". (SEOUL, South Korea) By Kim Min-soo Kim = Israeli Defense Minister Joab Galant has reiterated that Yahya Sinwar, the political leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, is a top priority for elimination, comparing him to Osama bin Laden, who was killed by the United States as the mastermind of the "September 11 attacks.