Israel has declared Yehya al-Sinwar, the leader of the Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip, dead. Al-Sinwar was killed by Israeli soldiers in the Gaza Stip, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday evening, confirming earlier reports. “This is a significant military and moral victory for Israel and for the entire free world in its fight against the axis of radical Islam led by Iran,” Katz said in a personal message to his counterparts around the world. “Sinwar’s elimination opens the door for the immediate release of the hostages and for a transformative change i…