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After a year of the Gaza war, Israeli soldiers killed Yahya Sinwar. Israel celebrated his death, and the U.S. congratulated Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on this achievement. Americans even took credit for it, highlighting how American soldiers assisted Israeli troops in locating and tracking Sinwar. But as more information trickled in, a question arose: Was the major "relief" that Israel and the U.S. were celebrating only possible due to a chance encounter?