Name of Yahya Sinwar sparks controversy after appearing on German hospital birth list – Middle East Monitor

A hospital in eastern Germany issued an apology on Monday after publishing a list of newborns that included the name Yahya Sinwar, the former leader of the Palestinian group Hamas in Gaza.

The maternity clinic at Leipzig University Hospital explained that the names are published “exclusively at the request or with the consent of the parents.”

In a statement on Instagram on Monday, the clinic said: “Today we published the first names of the newborns on our…