The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) killed the Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar on October 16. It does not appear that this was a planned assassination, but that the IDF just happened to run into him. While an Israeli patrol was searching through the city of Rafah, they saw a group of Hamas militants and both sides exchanged fire. Later it was confirmed that Sinwar was among the dead. Killing a leader has a significant impact on any conflict. But the way the leader died is critical in determining how his people will remember him. Did the leader face death with admirable courage or detestable cowardice?...