War: Today the chances that Tel Aviv, Damascus, and quite probably other cities in the Middle East are burned by nuclear fire sometime in the next half-century went down a little. A very little:

Scott Lemieux: Sinwar Confirmed Dead: ‘The IDF says that DNA testing has identified Yahya Sinwar <wsj.com/world/middle-ea…: “Israel said it had killed the top Hamas leader, Yahya Sinwar, eliminating the architect of the Oct. 7 attack <wsj.com/world/middle-ea… and decapitating the militant group after more than a year of war in Gaza. Sinwar, a US-designated terrorist <wsj.com/world/middle-ea… and convicted murderer, was killed on Wednesday by Israeli soldiers operating in the southern Gaza Strip. His death was confirmed following forensic identification tests, Israeli officials said. Sinwar was Israel’s most wanted man in Gaza…”. If you haven’t read it already I recommend David Remnick’s unsparing profile <newyorker.com/magazine/…>… <lawyersgunsmoneyblog.co…>