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Hamas’s Leader Is Dead. What Does That Mean for the War in Gaza?

WSJ What’s News

The Wall Street Journal

Daily News, News

4.14.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

P.M. Edition for Oct. 17. WSJ reporter Rory Jones discusses how the death of Hamas’s leader Yayha Sinwar’s changes the calculus of the conflict. And Wall Street investment firms want to sell securities made by bundling junk-rated loans to individual investors. Journal markets reporter Vicky Ge Huang explains why. Plus, there’s been an executive shakeup in Google’s core moneymaking business unit. Tracie Hunte hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Israel says it's killed Hamas's leader who also orchestrated the October 7th attacks.

0:38.4

This is a big win for Benjamin Netanyahu, but what it's also likely to do is put pressure on the Israeli leader

0:45.7

to now bring the war in Gaza to a close

0:48.8

and try to bring back roughly about 100 hostages

0:52.0

that are still believed to be held in Gaza.

0:55.0

And Wall Street wants to sell CLOs to ordinary investors, but what are they?

1:00.0

Plus, there's been an executive shakeup in Google's core money-making business.

1:05.0

It's Thursday October 17th. I'm Tracy Hunt for the Wall Street Journal.

1:10.0

This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.

1:16.0

Let's begin with the top story.

1:18.0

Israel today said it killed the leader of Hamas, Yahywa, Sinwar in southern Gaza.

1:23.6

His death was confirmed following forensic identification test.

1:27.3

Sinwar, a US-designated terrorist,

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