Yahya Sinwar has been Hamas's leader in Gaza and a member of its political bureau since 2017.
Sinwar has spent 24 years in prison and has been arrested by Israel multiple times, per the report.
Israeli doctors reportedly saved his life after operating on a brain tumor during one prison stint.
AdvertisementAdvertisementIsraeli doctors saved the life of Hamas' Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar when he was in prison in the country, Orit Adato, Israel's former prison commissioner, said, The Times of Israel reported.
He has spent 24 years in prison and has been arrested by Israel multiple times, per the think tank.
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